+ifCheckWiredInThing :: Name -> IfL ()
+-- Even though we are in an interface file, we want to make
+-- sure the instances of a wired-in thing are loaded (imagine f :: Double -> Double)
+-- Ditto want to ensure that RULES are loaded too
+ifCheckWiredInThing name
+ = do { mod <- getIfModule
+ -- Check whether we are typechecking the interface for this
+ -- very module. E.g when compiling the base library in --make mode
+ -- we may typecheck GHC.Base.hi. At that point, GHC.Base is not in
+ -- the HPT, so without the test we'll demand-load it into the PIT!
+ -- C.f. the same test in checkWiredInTyCon above
+ ; unless (mod == nameModule name)
+ (loadWiredInHomeIface name) }
+