[GHC] #8974: 64 bit windows executable built with ghc-7.9.20140405+LLVM segfaults

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#8974: 64 bit windows executable built with ghc-7.9.20140405+LLVM segfaults
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        Reporter:  awson            |            Owner:
            Type:  bug              |           Status:  new
        Priority:  high             |        Milestone:  7.8.2
       Component:  Compiler (LLVM)  |          Version:  7.9
      Resolution:                   |         Keywords:
Operating System:  Windows          |     Architecture:  x86_64 (amd64)
 Type of failure:  Runtime crash    |       Difficulty:  Unknown
       Test Case:                   |       Blocked By:
        Blocking:                   |  Related Tickets:
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Comment (by awson):

 Perhaps it would be interesting:

 `performMajorGC` alone and `putStrLn "Done"` alone works.

 `putStrLn "Done" >> performMajorGC` works.

 And
 {{{
 foreign import ccall unsafe puts :: Ptr a -> IO ()

 performMajorGC >> puts (Ptr "Done"#)
 }}}
 works too.

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