Adds timeout command to ghci. Resolves #24040
allows setting timeouts in ghci, as requested in issue #24040
ghci> import Control.Concurrent
ghci> :set timeout 1
ghci> :show timeout
one second
ghci> threadDelay (1000)
ghci> threadDelay (1000000)
*** Exception: GhciTimedOut
ghci> let a = a
ghci> a
*** Exception: GhciTimedOut
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if your MR may break existing programs (e.g. touches base
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ensure that your commit messages describe what they do (referring to tickets using #NNNN
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add a [testcase to the testsuite][adding test]. -
updates the users guide if applicable -
mentions new features in the release notes for the next release
Edited by Hassan Al-Awwadi