[GHC] #8974: 64 bit windows executable built with ghc-7.9.20140405+LLVM segfaults

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#8974: 64 bit windows executable built with ghc-7.9.20140405+LLVM segfaults
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        Reporter:  awson            |                Owner:
            Type:  bug              |               Status:  patch
        Priority:  high             |            Milestone:  8.2.1
       Component:  Compiler (LLVM)  |              Version:  7.9
      Resolution:                   |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Windows          |         Architecture:  x86_64 (amd64)
 Type of failure:  Runtime crash    |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                   |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:                   |  Differential Rev(s):  Phab:D2749
       Wiki Page:                   |
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Comment (by Ben Gamari <ben@…>):

 In [changeset:"20c06143a7bfc6548351e610350a8e1c0d8a0bb9/ghc"
 20c06143/ghc]:
 {{{
 #!CommitTicketReference repository="ghc"
 revision="20c06143a7bfc6548351e610350a8e1c0d8a0bb9"
 Update Mingw-w64 bindist for Windows

 This updates the binary dists for windows to GCC 6.2.0 and
 binutils 2.27.2 which has fixes required for LLVM.

 Test Plan: ./validate

 Reviewers: simonmar, erikd, austin, bgamari

 Reviewed By: simonmar, bgamari

 Subscribers: thomie, #ghc_windows_task_force

 Differential Revision: https://phabricator.haskell.org/D2749

 GHC Trac Issues: #12871, #8974
 }}}

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