[GHC] #9904: ghc: out of memory, requested 1048576 bytes on openbsd

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#9904: ghc: out of memory, requested 1048576 bytes on openbsd
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              Reporter:  vu3rdd    |            Owner:
                  Type:  bug       |           Status:  new
              Priority:  normal    |        Milestone:
             Component:  Compiler  |          Version:  7.6.3
            Resolution:            |         Keywords:  cabal-install
      Operating System:  OpenBSD   |     Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
       Type of failure:  Other     |       Difficulty:  Unknown
             Test Case:            |       Blocked By:
              Blocking:            |  Related Tickets:
Differential Revisions:            |
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Comment (by vu3rdd):

 Replying to [comment:1 rwbarton]:
 > Is it possible that your system is actually running out of memory? ghc
 is rather RAM-hungry
 > and it might fail to build cabal if you have less than around 1G free.

 Thanks. I tried increasing the swap by another 1 GB and still get this
 problem.

 > In any case, the ghc 7.6 line is no longer being developed so if you do
 think it may be
 > a bug in ghc, try ghc 7.8 first (you'll have to install cabal 1.18 or
 newer to work with ghc 7.8).

 Thanks. I will try upgrading to cabal 1.18.x.

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