[GHC] #10951: HPC program has poor error reporting / strange CLI in general

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#10951: HPC program has poor error reporting / strange CLI in general
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        Reporter:  mgsloan           |                Owner:
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  low               |            Milestone:
       Component:  Code Coverage     |              Version:  7.10.2
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
                                     |  Unknown/Multiple
 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:                    |  Differential Rev(s):
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Changes (by thomie):

 * cc: thoughtpolice (added)


Comment:

 @mgsloan: It would be great if you could work on this.

 Asking @thoughtpolice to comment on the pros/cons of developing hpc
 outside of the GHC repository.

 > "can not find MODNAME in DIRS"
 This should be already fixed in HEAD (#10529).

 I fixed some other issues as well, not sure if you ran into them:
 https://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/query?status=closed&component=Code+Coverage&milestone=8.0.1.

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