[GHC] #5014: canonicalizePath throws exception on paths that do not exist

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#5014: canonicalizePath throws exception on paths that do not exist
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  Reporter:  hesselink            |          Owner:                  
      Type:  bug                  |         Status:  new             
  Priority:  low                  |      Milestone:  7.6.2           
 Component:  libraries/directory  |        Version:  7.0.2           
Resolution:                       |       Keywords:                  
        Os:  Unknown/Multiple     |   Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
   Failure:  Runtime crash        |     Difficulty:                  
  Testcase:                       |      Blockedby:                  
  Blocking:                       |        Related:                  
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Changes (by dterei):

 * cc: dterei (added)


Comment:

 Argh, this bug just bit me. Max, any chance of making that libraries
 proposal? Otherwise, Ian what is the correct documentation for this
 function? On OSX and Linux for me, non-existent paths throw an exception.
 Is that always the case or it varies from platforms? I think the
 documentation needs some warning about this.

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