[GHC] #709: "Fixup too large" error with -fasm on PowerPC

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#709: "Fixup too large" error with -fasm on PowerPC
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  Reporter:  simonmar             |          Owner:                            
      Type:  bug                  |         Status:  patch                     
  Priority:  low                  |      Milestone:  6.8.1                     
 Component:  Compiler (NCG)       |        Version:  7.7                       
Resolution:                       |       Keywords:                            
        Os:  Unknown/Multiple     |   Architecture:  powerpc                   
   Failure:  Building GHC failed  |     Difficulty:  Moderate (less than a day)
  Testcase:                       |      Blockedby:                            
  Blocking:                       |        Related:                            
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Comment(by marlowsd@…):

 commit 8a6e330ac9c2dde11b0641dce69bb809af6a494c
 {{{
 Merge: ca5d15a... 3cedbfb...
 Author: Simon Marlow <marlowsd at gmail.com>
 Date:   Mon Feb 4 11:19:33 2013 +0000

     Merge commit '3cedbfb49996da2f029b4a84ca39f4d21f309813'

     * commit '3cedbfb49996da2f029b4a84ca39f4d21f309813':
       AsmCodeGen.NcgImpl.ncgMakeFarBranches should take account of info
 tables (#709)
       Move AsmCodeGen.makeFarBranches to PPC.Instr (#709)

  compiler/nativeGen/AsmCodeGen.lhs |   47
 ++++---------------------------------
  compiler/nativeGen/PPC/Instr.hs   |   42
 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
  2 files changed, 46 insertions(+), 43 deletions(-)
 }}}

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