--- This #ifndef lets us switch off the "import FastString"
--- when compiling FastString itself
-#ifndef COMPILING_FAST_STRING
---
-import qualified FastString as FS
+#if defined(__GLASGOW_HASKELL__)
+#define SLIT(x) (FastString.mkLitString# (x#))
+#define FSLIT(x) (FastString.mkFastString# (x#))
+#else
+#define SLIT(x) (FastString.mkLitString (x))
+#define FSLIT(x) (FastString.mkFastString (x))