[GHC] #9903: GHCi produces a cryptic message when using HPC

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#9903: GHCi produces a cryptic message when using HPC
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              Reporter:              |            Owner:
  facundo.dominguez                  |           Status:  new
                  Type:  bug         |        Milestone:
              Priority:  normal      |          Version:  7.9
             Component:  GHCi        |         Keywords:  hpc
            Resolution:              |     Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
      Operating System:              |       Difficulty:  Unknown
  Unknown/Multiple                   |       Blocked By:
       Type of failure:  GHCi crash  |  Related Tickets:  #9878, #9762 ?
             Test Case:              |
              Blocking:              |
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Comment (by rwbarton):

 Replying to [comment:2 rwbarton]:
 > This is likely the same issue as #9762, yes.

 After some investigation I no longer think it's the same issue. This one
 is really about supporting HPC in bytecode objects. In the short term we
 may just want to bail out of the bytecode compiler if HPC is turned on
 (with a friendlier message) and suggest that the user use `-fobject-code`.

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