[GHC] #7490: ghc-stage1 panic when building a cross-compiler or cross-building a compiler

[GHC]

#7490: ghc-stage1 panic when building a cross-compiler or cross-building a
compiler
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    Reporter:  singpolyma         |       Owner:  igloo              
        Type:  bug                |      Status:  new                
    Priority:  high               |   Milestone:  7.8.1              
   Component:  Compiler           |     Version:  7.7                
    Keywords:  cross-compilation  |          Os:  Unknown/Multiple   
Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple   |     Failure:  Building GHC failed
  Difficulty:  Unknown            |    Testcase:                     
   Blockedby:                     |    Blocking:                     
     Related:                     |  
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Changes (by simonmar):

  * owner:  => igloo


Comment:

 I expect this will reproduce in an ordinary compilation, using
 `INTEGER_LIBRARY = integer-simple`.  Ian, would you like to take a look?
 I'm pretty sure it's related to the lookup of `mkInteger` in `CorePrep`.
 Maybe `GHC.Integer.Type` itself has an integer in it?

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