[GHC] #14090: Static pointers are not being registered under certain conditions

[GHC]

#14090: Static pointers are not being registered under certain conditions
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        Reporter:  mnislaih          |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  patch
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  8.2.1
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
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 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:                    |  Differential Rev(s):  Phab:D3843
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Comment (by simonpj):

 > inline-java was using the static pointer table to store java bytecode.

 Crumbs!  It was never designed for that purpose!  It's like using a hammer
 to mow the lawn: a tool for one job used for another.  The trouble is
 that, becuase it wasn't designed for the purpose, it keeps failing to
 serve that purpose.  The danger is that, to keep serving the accidental
 application, the original concept gets muddied.

 Let's stand back.  If we want to register bytecode objects (I'm terribly
 hazy about what that even means) what is a general, re-usable mechanism
 that GHC might provide to make that (and perhaps other things) possible?

 You say you aren't using the SPT for this purpose any more.  What are you
 using?  Does it nicely serve the purpose?  Could mnislaih use it too?

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