[GHC] #9080: GHC error on Win 8.1 64bit

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#9080: GHC error on Win 8.1 64bit
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        Reporter:  maun                |            Owner:
            Type:  bug                 |           Status:  new
        Priority:  normal              |        Milestone:  7.8.3
       Component:  Compiler            |          Version:  7.8.2
      Resolution:                      |         Keywords:
Operating System:  Windows             |     Architecture:  x86_64 (amd64)
 Type of failure:  Compile-time crash  |       Difficulty:  Unknown
       Test Case:                      |       Blocked By:
        Blocking:                      |  Related Tickets:
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Comment (by stuartallenmills):

 Obtained the exact same error under Windows 7 while trying to install
 yesod (excerpt):

 Loading package css-text-0.1.2.1 ... linking ... done.
 Loading package tagsoup-0.13.1 ... linking ... done.
 Loading package xss-sanitize-0.3.5.2 ... linking ... done.
 Loading package yesod-persistent-1.2.2.3 ... linking ... done.
 Loading package yesod-form-1.3.9 ... linking ... done.
 Loading package yesod-auth-1.3.0.5 ... linking ... done.
 Loading package yaml-0.8.8.2 ... ghc.exe: panic! (the 'impossible'
 happened)
   (GHC version 7.8.2 for x86_64-unknown-mingw32):

         loadObj "C:\\users\\smills\\Hask\\yesod\\.cabal-sandbox\\x86_64
 -windows-ghc-7.8.2\\yaml-0.8.8.2\\HSyaml-0.8.8.2.o": failed



 Please report this as a GHC bug:  http://www.haskell.org/ghc/reportabug


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 ghc.exe: Unknown PEi386 section name `.text.unlikely' (while processing:
 C:\users\smills\Hask\yesod\.cabal-sandbox\x86_64-windows-
 ghc-7.8.2\yaml-0.8.8.2\HSyaml-0.8.8.2.o)

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