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

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#8965: bootstrapping failure on Linux/ppc64el
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        Reporter:  cjwatson                 |            Owner:
            Type:  bug                      |           Status:  closed
        Priority:  normal                   |        Milestone:  7.8.3
       Component:  Compiler                 |          Version:  7.8.1-rc2
      Resolution:  fixed                    |         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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Comment (by simonpj):

 See [http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~cjwatson/blosxom/2014-04-15
 -porting-ghc-a-tale-of-two-architectures.html Colin's excellent blog post]
 for more details.

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