[GHC] #7068: Extensive Memory usage (regression)

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#7068: Extensive Memory usage (regression)
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        Reporter:  waldheinz                     |            Owner:
            Type:  bug                           |  simonpj
        Priority:  high                          |           Status:  new
       Component:  Compiler                      |        Milestone:  7.8.1
      Resolution:                                |          Version:  7.4.1
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple              |         Keywords:
 Type of failure:  Compile-time performance bug  |     Architecture:
       Test Case:                                |  Unknown/Multiple
        Blocking:                                |       Difficulty:
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Comment (by bgamari):

 I tried to reproduce this with 7.8 but unfortunately #7574 got in the way
 of building `utf8-string`. Perhaps it would be worth trying again after
 this is fixed.

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