[GHC] #16162: External interpreter is broken on Windows

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#16162: External interpreter is broken on Windows
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        Reporter:  bgamari           |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  8.6.3
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:  RemoteGHCi
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
                                     |  Unknown/Multiple
 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
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Description changed by bgamari:

Old description:

> There is plenty of evidence to suggest that the external interpreter is
> currently broken on Windows:
>
>  * #14271 reports crashes when running `ghci`
>  * #16156 reports a number of testsuite failures

New description:

 There is plenty of evidence to suggest that the external interpreter is
 currently broken on Windows:

  * #14271 reports crashes when running `ghci`
  * #16156 reports a number of testsuite failures, particularly in the
 `ghci-ext-prof` way.

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