[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):

 These are versions, compiled with `-O2 -fmax-simplifier-iterations=10
 -fdicts-cheap -fspec-constr-count=6` (`bytestring` package flags) by
 7.8rc2 (bad) and patched HEAD (good).

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