[GHC] #14533: Make GHC more robust against PC crashes by using atomic writes

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#14533: Make GHC more robust against PC crashes by using atomic writes
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        Reporter:  nh2               |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Build System      |              Version:  8.2.1
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Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
 Type of failure:  Compile-time      |  Unknown/Multiple
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Comment (by svenpanne):

 I'm not sure if I understand "atomic writes" here correctly, but e.g. on
 POSIX systems there is not really much "atomic" regarding I/O. One of the
 few things is renaming a file, but even that is not atomic depending on
 the underlying file system (e.g. NFS and/or SMB IIRC). So I think the best
 a compiler can do is to write its file under a fresh name next to its
 destination, and rename it when it completed writing it.

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