[GHC] #8834: 64-bit windows cabal.exe segfaults in GC

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#8834: 64-bit windows cabal.exe segfaults in GC
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        Reporter:  awson          |            Owner:
            Type:  bug            |           Status:  patch
        Priority:  highest        |        Milestone:  7.8.1
       Component:  Compiler       |          Version:  7.8.1-rc2
      Resolution:                 |         Keywords:
Operating System:  Windows        |     Architecture:  x86_64 (amd64)
 Type of failure:  Runtime crash  |       Difficulty:  Unknown
       Test Case:                 |       Blocked By:
        Blocking:                 |  Related Tickets:
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Comment (by awson):

 Replying to [comment:20 simonpj]:
 > Could this have anything to do with #8870, a much simpler case than
 Cabal?
 >
 > (As #8870 says, I can't even build a working stage-2 GHC on Windows
 now.)
 >
 > Both this and #8870 look like release blockers to me.
 >
 > Simon

 I can't reproduce #8870 using 32-bit GHC on 64-bin Windows. Are you using
 32-bit Windows? If no, then your problem can be different from #8870 (but
 still related to #8834).

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