[GHC] #8624: -ddump-splices-file

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#8624: -ddump-splices-file
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        Reporter:  GregWeber         |            Owner:
            Type:  feature request   |           Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |        Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |          Version:  7.6.3
      Resolution:                    |         Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |     Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |       Difficulty:  Unknown
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Comment (by goldfire):

 I think the first step would be to write up a concrete proposal for the
 new feature on a wiki page. A few questions I have that would need to be
 answered:

  * If the source file is a .lhs file, is the output .lhs.th?
  * Can a user alter the extension?
  * Can a user alter the directory where this file is created?

 Then, for implementing it, I would start by looking at !DynFlags and then
 poking around to see how -ddump-splices works. I imagine it wouldn't be
 difficult just to redirect the -ddump-splices output to a file. Caveat: I
 haven't done anything quite like this to GHC, so my suggestions may be
 wrong.

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