[GHC] #8877: "if this code is reached, the program will abort" in sparc

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#8877: "if this code is reached, the program will abort" in sparc
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       Reporter:  nomeata   |             Owner:
           Type:  bug       |            Status:  new
       Priority:  normal    |         Milestone:
      Component:  Compiler  |           Version:  7.6.3
       Keywords:            |  Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple
   Architecture:  sparc     |   Type of failure:  Runtime crash
     Difficulty:  Unknown   |         Test Case:
     Blocked By:            |          Blocking:
Related Tickets:  #8857     |
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 Hi,

 sparc, when built with dynamic libraries, fails with a segmentation fault:
 https://buildd.debian.org/status/fetch.php?pkg=ghc&arch=sparc&ver=7.8.20140228-1&stamp=1393975264

 Possible cause indicated by
 {{{
 "inplace/bin/ghc-stage1" -static  -H32m -O -lffi -optl-pthread -Iincludes
 -Iincludes/dist -Iincludes/dist-derivedconstants/header -Iincludes/dist-
 ghcconstants/header -Irts -Irts/dist/build -DCOMPILING_RTS -package-name
 rts -optc-DNOSMP -dcmm-lint      -i -irts -irts/dist/build
 -irts/dist/build/autogen -Irts/dist/build -Irts/dist/build/autogen
 -O2    -c rts/Apply.cmm -o rts/dist/build/Apply.o
 /tmp/ghc14927_0/ghc14927_2.hc: In function 'stg_PAP_entry':

 /tmp/ghc14927_0/ghc14927_2.hc:101:30:
      warning: function called through a non-compatible type [enabled by
 default]

 /tmp/ghc14927_0/ghc14927_2.hc:101:30:
      note: if this code is reached, the program will abort
 }}}

 It works without shared libraries (see #8857)

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