[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 pho@…):

 commit 3cedbfb49996da2f029b4a84ca39f4d21f309813
 {{{
 Author: PHO <pho at cielonegro.org>
 Date:   Thu Dec 20 08:13:37 2012 +0900

     AsmCodeGen.NcgImpl.ncgMakeFarBranches should take account of info
 tables (#709)

     We have to reduce the maximum number of instructions to jump over
 depending on the number of info tables in a proc.

  compiler/nativeGen/AsmCodeGen.lhs |    8 ++++----
  compiler/nativeGen/PPC/Instr.hs   |   16 +++++++++-------
  2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
 }}}

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