[GHC] #9959: removeDirectoryRecursive should not follow symlinks

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#9959: removeDirectoryRecursive should not follow symlinks
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              Reporter:  ezyang      |             Owner:
                  Type:  bug         |            Status:  new
              Priority:  normal      |         Milestone:
             Component:              |           Version:  7.11
  libraries/directory                |  Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple
              Keywords:              |   Type of failure:  None/Unknown
          Architecture:              |        Blocked By:
  Unknown/Multiple                   |   Related Tickets:
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 It's just, like, a really bad idea. And almost never what you want. (Also,
 it differs from the behavior of `rm -rf`). Can we just change the
 behavior?

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