[GHC] #12244: Idea: Remove unused symbols in link-time for smaller binaries

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#12244: Idea: Remove unused symbols in link-time for smaller binaries
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        Reporter:  osa1              |                Owner:
            Type:  feature request   |               Status:  new
        Priority:  lowest            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  8.1
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Comment (by rwbarton):

 `-split-objs` and `-split-sections` already pretty much achieve this I
 think. Do you have a specific example where code built with `-split-
 sections` ends up with unused code in the final product?

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