[GHC] #9971: GHC 7.10 dies with "out of memory"

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#9971: GHC 7.10 dies with "out of memory"
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        Reporter:  albertov          |                   Owner:
            Type:  bug               |                  Status:  merge
        Priority:  highest           |               Milestone:  7.10.1
       Component:  Compiler          |                 Version:  7.10.1-rc1
      Resolution:                    |                Keywords:
Operating System:  Linux             |            Architecture:  x86_64
 Type of failure:  Compile-time      |  (amd64)
  crash                              |               Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |  typecheck/should_compile/T9971
 Related Tickets:                    |                Blocking:
                                     |  Differential Revisions:
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Changes (by simonpj):

 * priority:  normal => highest
 * status:  new => merge
 * testcase:   => typecheck/should_compile/T9971
 * milestone:   => 7.10.1


Comment:

 A very fine bug thank you!  Fixed.

 Merge to 7.10 branch

 Simon

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