[GHC] #14596: Remove uses of unsafeGlobalDynFlags for state hack

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#14596: Remove uses of unsafeGlobalDynFlags for state hack
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           Reporter:  bgamari        |             Owner:  (none)
               Type:  task           |            Status:  new
           Priority:  normal         |         Milestone:
          Component:  Compiler       |           Version:  8.2.1
           Keywords:                 |  Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple
       Architecture:                 |   Type of failure:  None/Unknown
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 Currently there are a variety of uses of the terrible
 `unsafeGlobalDynFlags` scattered about the compiler to implement `-fno-
 state-hack`. This global state makes parallel compilation unreliable and
 complicates API usage. Remove these uses.

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Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/14596>
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