[GHC] #7428: GHC compile times are seriously non-linear in program size

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#7428: GHC compile times are seriously non-linear in program size
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  Reporter:  nudded              |          Owner:                
      Type:  bug                 |         Status:  new           
  Priority:  normal              |      Milestone:                
 Component:  Compiler            |        Version:  7.4.2         
Resolution:                      |       Keywords:                
        Os:  MacOS X             |   Architecture:  x86_64 (amd64)
   Failure:  Compile-time crash  |     Difficulty:  Unknown       
  Testcase:                      |      Blockedby:                
  Blocking:                      |        Related:                
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Comment(by parcs):

 I've attached a cleaned-up version of `cont-state8.hs` and an output log
 of {{{ghc-stage2 -O2 cont-state8.hs -fforce-recomp -Wall  -v +RTS -M1G
 -RTS}}} to help move this ticket forward.

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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/7428#comment:8>
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