The runtime parses arguments past -- under windows but passes them on as arguments on linux

Starting a executable like this:

app -- arg1 +RTS -s -RTS arg2

Windows and Linux pass different arguments on to the application:

• Windows: ["--","arg1","arg2"]
• Linux: ["--","arg1","+RTS","-s","-RTS","arg2"]

If we want uniform behavior we need to change one of these.

Given the existence of the --RTS flag I'm not sure if the Linux behavior was intended however it matches the behavior you would expect in the *nix world nicely. Therefore changing the behavior on Windows would make more sense.

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Trac field	Value
Version	8.0.2
Type	Bug
TypeOfFailure	OtherFailure
Priority	normal
Resolution	Unresolved
Component	Runtime System
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