[GHC] #8965: bootstrapping failure on Linux/ppc64el

[GHC]

#8965: bootstrapping failure on Linux/ppc64el
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        Reporter:  cjwatson                 |            Owner:
            Type:  bug                      |           Status:  patch
        Priority:  normal                   |        Milestone:  7.8.3
       Component:  Compiler                 |          Version:  7.8.1-rc2
      Resolution:                           |         Keywords:
Operating System:  Linux                    |     Architecture:  powerpc64
 Type of failure:  GHC doesn't work at all  |       Difficulty:  Unknown
       Test Case:                           |       Blocked By:
        Blocking:                           |  Related Tickets:
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Changes (by slyfox):

 * cc: slyfox@… (added)


Comment:

 Great catch indeed!

 As for prototype mismatch there is a very heavy hammer I tried a while
 ago:
    ./configure --enable-unrefisterised CFLAGS=-flto LDFLAGS=-flto

 It dies in Cmm in things like 'memset' being 'const' incompatible with
 stdlib.h thing,
 but in general very nice thing to check for bugs repository-wide.

 And find real problems. I'll try that once again and post most relevant
 bits.

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