[GHC] #1791: heap overflow should generate an exception

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#1791: heap overflow should generate an exception
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  Reporter:  guest             |          Owner:                  
      Type:  feature request   |         Status:  new             
  Priority:  normal            |      Milestone:  _|_             
 Component:  Runtime System    |        Version:  6.8             
Resolution:                    |       Keywords:                  
        Os:  Unknown/Multiple  |   Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
   Failure:  None/Unknown      |     Difficulty:  Unknown         
  Testcase:  outofmem2         |      Blockedby:                  
  Blocking:                    |        Related:                  
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Changes (by morabbin):

  * failure:  => None/Unknown


Comment:

 `HeapOverflow` is defined in `Control.Exception.Base`, and noted as not
 being thrown by GHC currently. Seems like a stable point to leave this
 issue.

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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/1791#comment:11>
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