[GHC] #13287: The runtime parses arguments past -- under windows but passes them on as arguments on linux

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#13287: The runtime parses arguments past -- under windows but passes them on as
arguments on linux
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        Reporter:  AndreasK          |                Owner:  AndreasK
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  high              |            Milestone:  8.2.1
       Component:  Runtime System    |              Version:  8.0.2
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
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 Type of failure:  Other             |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
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Changes (by rwbarton):

 * priority:  normal => high
 * milestone:   => 8.2.1


Comment:

 Thank you! I was baffled by this behavior in the context of a stack ticket
 (on phone, so not going to look for it now). With your hints I now
 understand more or less what is going on.

 The difference between `--` and `--RTS` is that the former is passed on to
 the program, while the latter is not. It's intentional and documented at
 least in the code which implements it, and I think in the user's guide
 also.

 Let's just fix this for 8.2 (should be a one line change) and worry about
 cleaning up the weird command line stuff we do on Windows after that.

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