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Replace Asterius with GHC WASM

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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
Asterius is deprecated and no longer worked on, in favor of the official GHC WebAssembly backend.

See announcement blog post, official documentation and https://gitlab.haskell.org/ghc/ghc-wasm-meta

Describe the solution you'd like
Replace the Asterius support and example using the ghc wasm backend.

Describe alternatives you've considered
A clear and concise description of any alternative solutions or features you've considered.

Additional context
Related https://github.com/tweag/rules_haskell/issues/205

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Research direction

Start by locating the existing Asterius support and example in the repository, then read the linked GHC WebAssembly documentation and ghc-wasm-meta project. Compare the current integration with the official GHC WebAssembly backend and determine what the replacement must cover. Done means the Asterius support and example are replaced and the resulting integration works.

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Assessment

Tech stack
haskell, wasm
Domain
build-system
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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