[GHC] #8568: internal error: allocation of ... bytes too large

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#8568: internal error: allocation of ... bytes too large
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       Reporter:  mojojojo          |             Owner:
           Type:  bug               |            Status:  new
       Priority:  normal            |         Milestone:
      Component:  Compiler          |           Version:  7.6.3
       Keywords:                    |  Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple
   Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple  |   Type of failure:  None/Unknown
     Difficulty:  Unknown           |         Test Case:
     Blocked By:                    |          Blocking:
Related Tickets:                    |
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 Running the following GHCi session:
 {{{
 import GHC.DataSize
 import qualified Data.HashTable.IO as HT
 import Control.Monad
 t <- HT.new :: IO (HT.BasicHashTable Int Char)
 forM_ [0..100000] $ \i -> HT.insert t i 'a'
 recursiveSize t
 }}}
 results in the following error:
 {{{
 <interactive>: internal error: allocation of 1208480 bytes too large (GHC
 should have complained at compile-time)
     (GHC version 7.6.3 for x86_64_apple_darwin)
     Please report this as a GHC bug:
 http://www.haskell.org/ghc/reportabug
 Abort trap: 6
 }}}

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