[GHC] #10821: Add a flag to avoid generation of .hi, .o, .dyn_* files

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#10821: Add a flag to avoid generation of .hi, .o, .dyn_* files
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        Reporter:  spinda            |                   Owner:
            Type:  feature request   |                  Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |               Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |                 Version:  7.10.2
      Resolution:                    |                Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |            Architecture:
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 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |               Test Case:
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Description changed by spinda:

Old description:

> When running tests involving GHC (eg. when developing GHC plugins), it is
> cumbersome and frustrating to have to constantly clean up the .hi, .o,
> and .dyn_* files that GHC leaves behind. There should be a way to tell
> GHC not to generate these files at all, or if they're needed during the
> build process, to clean them up on its own once it's finished with them.
>
> (Apologies if this is a duplicate issue -- "hi" and "o" are difficult
> terms to search on the bug tracker.)

New description:

 When running tests involving GHC (eg. when developing GHC plugins), it is
 cumbersome and frustrating to have to constantly clean up the .hi, .o, and
 .dyn_* files that GHC leaves behind. There should be a way to tell GHC not
 to generate these files at all, or if they're really needed during the
 build process, to clean them up on its own once it's finished with them.

 (Apologies if this is a duplicate issue -- "hi" and "o" are difficult
 terms to search on the bug tracker.)

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