[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:  new             
    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 igloo):

 Just to check, does it compile if you say
 {{{
 gcc -m64 -fno-stack-protector -m64 -x c -c cbits/daft.c -fno-common
 -Wimplicit -march=native -O2
 }}}
 ? (i.e. not going via `.s`)

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