[GHC] #7922: adding direct *.c -> object code (*.o/so/dylib) support to compilation driver

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#7922: adding direct *.c -> object code (*.o/so/dylib) support to compilation
driver
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    Reporter:  carter            |       Owner:                  
        Type:  feature request   |      Status:  infoneeded      
    Priority:  normal            |   Milestone:                  
   Component:  Compiler          |     Version:  7.7             
    Keywords:                    |          Os:  Unknown/Multiple
Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple  |     Failure:  None/Unknown    
  Difficulty:  Unknown           |    Testcase:                  
   Blockedby:                    |    Blocking:                  
     Related:  #7904             |  
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Comment(by carter):

 note that while i have llvm 3.4 on my machine, the same steps should work
 with any vaguely recent gcc or clang on a late 2011 or newer mac (anything
 that has sandybridge or newer)

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