[GHC] #3024: Rewrite hp2ps in Haskell

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#3024: Rewrite hp2ps in Haskell
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        Reporter:  SamB              |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  task              |               Status:  closed
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:  ⊥
       Component:  Profiling         |              Version:  6.10.1
      Resolution:  wontfix           |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
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 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:  5641, 7291
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Changes (by bgamari):

 * status:  new => closed
 * resolution:   => wontfix


Comment:

 For what it is worth there are now numerous alternatives to hp2ps on
 Hackage (e.g. `hp2pretty`). Moreover, we are now able to emit profiler
 records to the event log, making parsing much simpler. Closing.

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