[GHC] #2401: aborting an STM transaction should throw an exception

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#2401: aborting an STM transaction should throw an exception
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        Reporter:  sclv                         |            Owner:
            Type:  bug                          |           Status:  new
        Priority:  low                          |        Milestone:  7.6.2
       Component:  Runtime System               |          Version:  6.8.3
      Resolution:                               |         Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple             |     Architecture:
 Type of failure:  Incorrect result at runtime  |  Unknown/Multiple
       Test Case:                               |       Difficulty:
        Blocking:                               |  Unknown
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                                                |  Related Tickets:
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Changes (by rleslie):

 * cc: rob@…, simonmar (added)


Comment:

 As someone who has recently been bitten by this while trying to implement
 a pure interface to an external library via FFI, I would like to express
 my enthusiasm for its resolution.

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Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/2401#comment:16>
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