[GHC] #7823: ARM Thumb relocation fails to handle sign of veneer jumps

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#7823: ARM Thumb relocation fails to handle sign of veneer jumps
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  Reporter:  cjwatson        |          Owner:                  
      Type:  bug             |         Status:  closed          
  Priority:  normal          |      Milestone:  7.8.1           
 Component:  Runtime System  |        Version:  7.6.2           
Resolution:  fixed           |       Keywords:                  
        Os:  Linux           |   Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
   Failure:  Runtime crash   |     Difficulty:  Unknown         
  Testcase:                  |      Blockedby:                  
  Blocking:                  |        Related:                  
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Changes (by igloo):

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


Comment:

 Thanks; I've applied the patch. However, note that in 7.8 this code won't
 be used any more, as we'll use `dlopen` to load libraries for GHCi, rather
 than implementing our own linker.

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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/7823#comment:2>
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