[GHC] #14298: Let Template Haskell dynamically add something with which to link

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#14298: Let Template Haskell dynamically add something with which to link
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        Reporter:  harpocrates       |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  feature request   |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Template Haskell  |              Version:  8.2.1
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Comment (by hsyl20):

 About the API, I would prefer:

 {{{#!hs
 addForeignObject :: ByteString -> Q ()
 }}}

 in order to directly produce objects from TH without having to generate
 temporary object files.

 Then it should be enough to use [https://www.stackage.org/haddock/lts-9.6
 /template-haskell-2.11.1.0/Language-Haskell-TH-
 Syntax.html#v:addDependentFile addDependentFile] and
 `Data.ByteString.getContents` to write the `addForeignObjectFile ::
 FilePath -> Q ()` helper function.

 (People from Tweag I/O were also interested in this:
 https://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/6p1aqo/building_inlinec_projects_just_got_a_lot_easier/dkn2w8w/)

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