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Drop `npm-utils` and provide pre-bundled runtime

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#353 opened on Nov 28, 2019

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Description

Following #338, we should be able to avoid running parcel at link-time and instead ship a pre-bundled rts.js. Some minor adjustments in the js codegen, and the browser backend can take advantage of rts.js and use it to initialize multiple instances at once.

Besides improving linking speed, this also means we can drop npm-utils, which uses a custom Setup.hs to do npm install...which is definitely not a good thing.

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Study issue #338 to understand the motivation. Examine the current npm utils usage and custom Setup.hs. Identify how to pre bundle rts.js and adjust the JS codegen. Look at the browser backend for initializing multiple instances.
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