[GHC] #7830: Error: operand out of range

[GHC]

#7830: Error: operand out of range
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        Reporter:  erikd             |                Owner:  trommler
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  closed
        Priority:  highest           |            Milestone:  7.10.3
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  7.8.1-rc1
      Resolution:  fixed             |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Linux             |         Architecture:  powerpc
 Type of failure:  Installing GHC    |            Test Case:
  failed                             |
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:                    |  Differential Rev(s):  Phab:D1296
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Changes (by erikd):

 * milestone:  8.0.1 => 7.10.3


Comment:

 Building git HEAD (with @trommler's patch applied) using ghc-7.10.2 still
 fails because the stage-0 compiler (ghc-7.10.2) doesn't have this patch.
 However, building git HEAD with ghc-7.8.4 works fine.

 Therefore requesting a back port of this patch to the 7.10 branch.
 Unfortunately @trommler's patch doesn't apply to the 7.10 branch so I'll
 get something working and attach it here.

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Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/7830#comment:40>
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