[GHC] #10986: GHC should delete all temporary files it creates in /tmp

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#10986: GHC should delete all temporary files it creates in /tmp
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        Reporter:  erikd             |                Owner:  erikd
            Type:  feature request   |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:  8.0.1
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  7.11
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Changes (by erikd):

 * owner:   => erikd


Comment:

 My initial idea was a create a wrapper function for the creation of temp
 files and directories and then in the wrapper, add them to a list in an
 IORef. Just before GHC exits, it would read the list from the IORef and
 delete them.

 Happy to listen to any better suggestions.

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