[GHC] #2258: ghc --cleanup

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#2258: ghc --cleanup
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        Reporter:  claus             |                Owner:
            Type:  feature request   |               Status:  new
        Priority:  lowest            |            Milestone:  8.0.1
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  6.8.2
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:  newcomer
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
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 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:  #4114             |  Differential Rev(s):
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Comment (by shubhaml):

 I'm willing to help @bheklilr with this. I'm a first-time contributor too.

 So far I've created a {{{--cleanup}}} flag which does exactly what
 {{{--make}}} does. I need to figure out the subsequent parts.

 One idea is that {{{hi}}} and {{{o}}} files will be deleted only if target
 directories are not specified using {{{-odir}}} and {{{-hidir}}} (since
 the target directories could be {{{/dev/null}}}). In this case these files
 are put in the same directory with the same name as the source file, and
 will be deleted. Other generated files from {{{-keep-*-files}}} will be
 preserved.

 So running with {{{ghc --cleanup}}} will, in effect, only create
 executables, and possibly some intermediate files other than {{{hi}}} and
 {{{o}}}. Is this a good idea? Also, have I missed something?

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