[GHC] #12397: Support for PDB debug information generation

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#12397: Support for PDB debug information generation
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        Reporter:  varosi            |                Owner:
            Type:  feature request   |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  8.0.1
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Operating System:  Windows           |         Architecture:
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 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |            Test Case:
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Comment (by Phyx-):

 One easier way would be to re-use the `llvm` PDB code[1]. It's nicely
 separated out and should be easy to plug in. Code seems to be on an MIT
 license.

 [1]https://github.com/llvm-mirror/llvm/tree/master/lib/DebugInfo/PDB

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