[GHC] #8276: Building Haddock documentation panics with perf build on x86_64 Linux

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#8276: Building Haddock documentation panics with perf build on x86_64 Linux
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        Reporter:  jstolarek           |            Owner:  thoughtpolice
            Type:  bug                 |           Status:  new
        Priority:  highest             |        Milestone:  7.8.1
       Component:  Documentation       |          Version:  7.7
      Resolution:                      |         Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple    |     Architecture:  x86_64 (amd64)
 Type of failure:  Compile-time crash  |       Difficulty:  Unknown
       Test Case:                      |       Blocked By:
        Blocking:                      |  Related Tickets:
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Comment (by SimonHengel):

 If we can add a function

 {{{
 discardStaticFlags :: [String] -> [String]
 }}}

 that removes static (including any arguments given to them, if any, not
 sure if there are static flags that take arguments) to the GHC API, then
 I'm fine with ignoring them in Haddock/Doctest.

 Medium term it would still be nice to get rid of static flags completely,
 of course.

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