[GHC] #4063: target "is not a module name or a source file"

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#4063: target "is not a module name or a source file"
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    Reporter:  beroal                               |        Owner:              
        Type:  feature request                      |       Status:  new         
    Priority:  normal                               |    Milestone:              
   Component:  Compiler                             |      Version:  6.12.2      
    Keywords:  target,module name,source file,flag  |   Difficulty:              
          Os:  Unknown/Multiple                     |     Testcase:              
Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple                     |      Failure:  None/Unknown
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Comment(by simonmar):

 GHC already has such a flag, `-x`. See section 4.4.3.1:
 [http://www.haskell.org/ghc/docs/6.12.2/html/users_guide/modes.html
 #options-order],

 Maybe you'd like us to simplify the heuristics, perhaps removing the
 option to omit the `.hs` or `.lhs` suffix for a source file (your example
 1 above).  I wouldn't strongly object to that, if there was general
 support for it, though I suspect it might offend some people who are used
 to the shortcut `ghc --make hello`.  I certainly use that myself quite a
 lot, and in 6.14 it will get even simpler, as `--make` is now the default.

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