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-split-objs generates excessively many files on Windows

A BuildFlavour = perf build generated ~18k .S files for ghc-prim:GHC.Types, which caused it to basically get stuck compiling all those assembly files. Removing -split-objs (via SplitObjs = NO) significantly sped up compilation.

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Version 8.2.2
Type Bug
TypeOfFailure OtherFailure
Priority normal
Resolution Unresolved
Component Compiler
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Architecture x86_64 (amd64)
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