[GHC] #7414: plugins always trigger recompilation

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#7414: plugins always trigger recompilation
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        Reporter:  jwlato            |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  feature request   |               Status:  patch
        Priority:  high              |            Milestone:  8.6.1
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  7.6.1
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:  plugin,
                                     |  RecompilationCheck
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
 Type of failure:  Compile-time      |  Unknown/Multiple
  performance bug                    |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:  #12567            |  Differential Rev(s):  Phab:D4366
       Wiki Page:                    |
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Comment (by Ben Gamari <ben@…>):

 In [changeset:"1d1e2b77fdc2babdf4fff72b9120c6831e7b422f/ghc" 1d1e2b7/ghc]:
 {{{
 #!CommitTicketReference repository="ghc"
 revision="1d1e2b77fdc2babdf4fff72b9120c6831e7b422f"
 Implement "An API for deciding whether plugins should cause recompilation"

 This patch implements the API proposed as pull request #108 for plugin
 authors to influence the recompilation checker.

 It adds a new field to a plugin which computes a `FingerPrint`. This is
 recorded in interface files and if it changes then we recompile the
 module. There are also helper functions such as `purePlugin` and
 `impurePlugin` for constructing plugins which have simple recompilation
 semantics but in general, an author can compute a hash as they wish.

 Fixes #12567 and #7414

 https://github.com/ghc-proposals/ghc-proposals/blob/master/proposals/002
 2-plugin-recompilation.rst

 Reviewers: bgamari, ggreif

 Reviewed By: bgamari

 Subscribers: rwbarton, thomie, carter

 GHC Trac Issues: #7414, #12567

 Differential Revision: https://phabricator.haskell.org/D4366
 }}}

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