[GHC] #9832: Get rid of PERL dependency of `ghc-split`

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#9832: Get rid of PERL dependency of `ghc-split`
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        Reporter:  hvr           |                Owner:  Phyx-
            Type:  task          |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal        |            Milestone:  8.2.1
       Component:  Driver        |              Version:
      Resolution:                |             Keywords:  perl
Operating System:  Windows       |         Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
 Type of failure:  None/Unknown  |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:  #8405         |  Differential Rev(s):
       Wiki Page:                |
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Comment (by Phyx-):

 Indeed. I'm working on the PE support. There is some experimental code in
 binutils but this is virtually untested code. It was added by copying the
 elf implementation and modifying it. The ones who implemented it did not
 have access to a Windows machine apparently so it was committed as
 experimental so people could provide feedback.

 But very little useful feedback was provided afaik.

 tl;dr: We will probably be the ones putting this through extensive
 testing. And I do expect some issues. So I have reservations dropping
 `split-objs` for `8.2` unless we get this tested enough.

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