[GHC] #8619: Support anonymous string literals in C-- (OR) give better ASSERT failure messages in C--

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#8619: Support anonymous string literals in C-- (OR) give better ASSERT failure
messages in C--
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        Reporter:  ezyang            |            Owner:
            Type:  bug               |           Status:  new
        Priority:  low               |        Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |          Version:  7.7
      Resolution:                    |         Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |     Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
 Type of failure:  Other             |       Difficulty:  Unknown
       Test Case:                    |       Blocked By:
        Blocking:                    |  Related Tickets:
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Comment (by carter):

 This would also pave the way to supporting static data structures more
 generally right?

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