[GHC] #7980: runghc dies silently when given large numbers of arguments. Compiled code does not.

[GHC]

#7980: runghc dies silently when given large numbers of arguments. Compiled code
does not.
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        Reporter:  totherme                     |            Owner:
            Type:  bug                          |           Status:  closed
        Priority:  normal                       |        Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler                     |          Version:  7.6.2
      Resolution:  fixed                        |         Keywords:
Operating System:  Linux                        |     Architecture:  x86_64
 Type of failure:  Incorrect result at runtime  |  (amd64)
       Test Case:                               |       Difficulty:
        Blocking:                               |  Unknown
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Changes (by rwbarton):

 * status:  new => closed
 * resolution:   => fixed


Comment:

 I'm going to mark this as fixed since `runghc` no longer dies silently
 when given too many arguments.

 It's a little annoying that because `runghc` packs its argument list into
 a single argument to `ghc`, the effective maximum argument list size for
 `runghc` is quite a lot smaller than it would be for the compiled program,
 because of the two different limits in Linux.  But I'm going to chalk that
 up to an oddity of Linux; there would always be *some* difference in
 maximum argument list size.  If this really bothers someone, they can open
 a new ticket.

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