[GHC] #4505: Segmentation fault on long input (list of pairs)

[GHC]

#4505: Segmentation fault on long input (list of pairs)
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              Reporter:  cathper     |            Owner:  simonmar
                  Type:  bug         |           Status:  new
              Priority:  highest     |        Milestone:  7.10.1
             Component:  Compiler    |          Version:  7.0.1
            Resolution:              |         Keywords:  Segmentation
      Operating System:  Linux       |  fault, segfault, long input
       Type of failure:  Runtime     |     Architecture:  x86_64 (amd64)
  crash                              |       Difficulty:  Unknown
             Test Case:              |       Blocked By:  4258
              Blocking:              |  Related Tickets:
Differential Revisions:              |
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Changes (by simonpj):

 * priority:  high => highest


Comment:

 I wish this had come up 3 weeks ago when we were triaging tickets for 7.8.
 The release candidate for 7.8.4 is out, so it's tough to get anything else
 in.  Unless you say "this makes 7.8 unusable for my purposes".  (This is
 the case for 7.8.3, which is why we went ahead with 7.8.4.)

 Putting it in would mean a delay of a couple of weeks while (a) Simon re-
 instates the previous fix, (b) Austin makes a new release candidate (c)
 everyone tests it.

 Of course, it's better to delay 7.8.4 than to have to put out 7.8.5.  But
 if we keep doing that, we never make a release.

 My instinct is "too late". But is there strong user sentiment about this
 one?

 Simon

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