[GHC] #8896: ghci fails on Arm - "Illegal instruction"

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#8896: ghci fails on Arm - "Illegal instruction"
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       Reporter:  Ansible   |             Owner:
           Type:  bug       |            Status:  new
       Priority:  normal    |         Milestone:
      Component:  Compiler  |           Version:  7.8.1-rc2
       Keywords:  arm ghci  |  Operating System:  Linux
   Architecture:  arm       |   Type of failure:  GHCi crash
     Difficulty:  Unknown   |         Test Case:
     Blocked By:            |          Blocking:
Related Tickets:            |
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 With the help of qemu compiled ghc 7.8.1-rc2 for raspberry pi.  Ghc is
 successful, and ghci compiles, but ghci gets an 'Illegal instruction'
 error.  A sample session:


 ccrma at satellite:~$ ghc --version
 The Glorious Glasgow Haskell Compilation System, version 7.8.0.20140228
 ccrma at satellite:~$ ghci --version
 The Glorious Glasgow Haskell Compilation System, version 7.8.0.20140228
 ccrma at satellite:~$ ghci
 GHCi, version 7.8.0.20140228: http://www.haskell.org/ghc/  :? for help
 Loading package ghc-prim ... linking ... done.
 Loading package integer-gmp ... linking ... done.
 Loading package base ... linking ... Illegal instruction
 ccrma at satellite:~$

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