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diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/io/DaemonThreadFactory.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/io/DaemonThreadFactory.scala
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+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/io/DaemonThreadFactory.scala
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+package dotty.tools
+package io
+
+import java.util.concurrent._
+
+class DaemonThreadFactory extends ThreadFactory {
+  def newThread(r: Runnable): Thread = {
+    val thread = new Thread(r)
+    thread setDaemon true
+    thread
+  }
+}
+
+object DaemonThreadFactory {
+  def newPool() = Executors.newCachedThreadPool(new DaemonThreadFactory)
+}