[GHC] #8189: Default to infinite stack size?

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#8189: Default to infinite stack size?
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        Reporter:  nh2         |            Owner:  bgamari
            Type:  bug         |           Status:  patch
        Priority:  highest     |        Milestone:  7.8.1
       Component:  Runtime     |          Version:  7.6.3
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      Resolution:              |     Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
Operating System:              |       Difficulty:  Easy (less than 1 hour)
  Unknown/Multiple             |       Blocked By:
 Type of failure:  Runtime     |  Related Tickets:
  crash                        |
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        Blocking:              |
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Comment (by bgamari):

 I updated the user manual to reflect the new `-K` default. That being
 said, the `bump-stack-limit` branch also includes a patch to optionally
 disable the stack size limit altogether. This hasn't been documented but
 should be. I'll take care of this ASAP.

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Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/8189#comment:31>
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