[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 simonmar):

 Ok, I redid your first patch (see above), your other changes are fine
 except don't forget to take into account the effect of alignment, which
 could add a further `(word_size - 1)` bytes to the size of the info table.

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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/709#comment:16>
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