[GHC] #9626: Test command lines munged on Windows when running on msys Python

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#9626: Test command lines munged on Windows when running on msys Python
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              Reporter:  gintas      |            Owner:
                  Type:  bug         |           Status:  patch
              Priority:  normal      |        Milestone:
             Component:  Build       |          Version:  7.9
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            Resolution:              |     Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
      Operating System:  Windows     |       Difficulty:  Unknown
       Type of failure:  Building    |       Blocked By:
  GHC failed                         |  Related Tickets:
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Comment (by Austin Seipp <austin@…>):

 In [changeset:"101c62e26286353dd3fac1ef54323529b64c9902/ghc"]:
 {{{
 #!CommitTicketReference repository="ghc"
 revision="101c62e26286353dd3fac1ef54323529b64c9902"
 The test runner now also works under the msys-native Python.

 Msys binaries apply heuristics to escape paths in arguments intended for
 non-msys binaries, which breaks timeout invocations, see #9626.

 Signed-off-by: Austin Seipp <austin at well-typed.com>
 }}}

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