[GHC] #12470: Move LLVM code generator to LLVM bitcode format

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#12470: Move LLVM code generator to LLVM bitcode format
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        Reporter:  bgamari           |                Owner:  angermann
            Type:  feature request   |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler (LLVM)   |              Version:  8.3
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
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 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |            Test Case:
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Changes (by angerman):

 * version:  8.0.1 => 8.3


Comment:

 A preview of this is now available as per
 https://mail.haskell.org/pipermail/ghc-devs/2017-September/014689.html

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