[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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Description changed by erikd:

Old description:

> GHC creates large numbers of temporary files in /tmp. These would
> normally get cleaned up when the machine is rebooted, but for things like
> Jenkins build machines that don't get rebooted often they buld up pretty
> quickly. The /tmp on my Jenkins build machine currently has over 200k
> files and directories, but only about 40 of them are non-GHC related
> files.
>
> Under normal operation, GHC should delete all temporary files it creates.

New description:

 GHC creates large numbers of temporary files in /tmp. These would normally
 get cleaned up when the machine is rebooted, but for things like Jenkins
 build machines that don't get rebooted often they accumulate pretty
 quickly. The /tmp on my Jenkins build machine currently has over 200k
 files and directories, but only about 40 of them are non-GHC related
 files.

 Under normal operation, GHC should delete all temporary files it creates.

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