[GHC] #10777: Overlong linker arguments on Windows leads to broken builds with confusing error messages

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#10777: Overlong linker arguments on Windows leads to broken builds with confusing
error messages
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        Reporter:  snoyberg          |                   Owner:
            Type:  bug               |                  Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |               Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |                 Version:  7.10.2
      Resolution:                    |                Keywords:
Operating System:  Windows           |            Architecture:
 Type of failure:  Compile-time      |  Unknown/Multiple
  crash                              |               Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |                Blocking:
 Related Tickets:                    |  Differential Revisions:
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Changes (by awson):

 * Attachment "cabal-rsp.patch" added.

 Quick and dirty Cabal patch to make it use response files in a couple of
 ar and ld invocations

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