[GHC] #4012: Compilation results are not deterministic

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#4012: Compilation results are not deterministic
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              Reporter:  kili        |            Owner:
                  Type:  bug         |           Status:  new
              Priority:  normal      |        Milestone:  7.10.1
             Component:  Compiler    |          Version:  6.12.2
            Resolution:              |         Keywords:
      Operating System:              |     Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
  Unknown/Multiple                   |       Difficulty:  Difficult (2-5
       Type of failure:  Other       |  days)
             Test Case:              |       Blocked By:
              Blocking:              |  Related Tickets:
Differential Revisions:              |
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Comment (by nh2):

 I submitted a patch yesterday with which I managed to create byte-
 identical binaries with `ghc --make` (and `cabal build` if you use cabal
 1.20):

 https://github.com/nh2/ghc/compare/deterministic-binaries

 https://phabricator.haskell.org/D175

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