[GHC] #5218: Add unpackCStringLen# to create Strings from string literals

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#5218: Add unpackCStringLen# to create Strings from string literals
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        Reporter:  tibbe             |                Owner:  thoughtpolice
            Type:  feature request   |               Status:  patch
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  7.0.3
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:  strings
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
 Type of failure:  Runtime           |  Unknown/Multiple
  performance bug                    |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:  #5877 #10064      |  Differential Rev(s):  Phab:D2443
  #11312, #9719                      |
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Comment (by hsyl20):

 I have just sketched a different proposal here:
 https://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/wiki/StaticData

 IMO it is more generic and the different parts can be implemented
 independently.

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