[GHC] #13190: Add a flag to dump compiler output as JSON

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#13190: Add a flag to dump compiler output as JSON
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        Reporter:  mpickering        |                Owner:  mpickering
            Type:  feature request   |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:  8.2.1
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  8.0.1
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 Related Tickets:                    |  Differential Rev(s):  Phab:D3010
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Comment (by simonpj):

 I don't know much about JSON but the basic idea seems good.

 This is just for error messages, right, not for (say `-ddump-simpl`)?

 Perhaps `-ddump-X` isn't the right connotation.  Maybe `-djson-errors`?

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