[GHC] #11292: Generics unboxed types: TEST=GEq1 WAY=optasm is failing

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#11292: Generics unboxed types: TEST=GEq1 WAY=optasm is failing
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        Reporter:  thomie            |                Owner:
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  closed
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  7.11
      Resolution:  fixed             |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
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 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:  #11312            |  Differential Rev(s):  Phab:D1714
       Wiki Page:                    |
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Comment (by simonpj):

 > I'm inclined to agree, but if we do fix this, we'd probably need to
 change the way `Addr#` is dealt with in datatypes as well for the sake of
 consistency.

 No... an `Addr#` might be returned from C-land by `malloc`, and might be
 perfectly stable.  It's just that primitive strings should not be compared
 with `eqAddr#`.  The bug is that primitive strings have type `Addr#`; they
 should have type `String#`.  And to compare `String#` you should use
 `strcmp`.  I suppose that means a new primitive type and family of
 operations over it... but that looks to me like the Right Thing to do.

 This NOINLINE stuff looks desperately fragile.... a bug waiting to happen.

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