[GHC] #12035: hs-boot knot tying insufficient for ghc --make

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#12035: hs-boot knot tying insufficient for ghc --make
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        Reporter:  ezyang            |                Owner:
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  closed
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler (Type    |              Version:  8.1
  checker)                           |             Keywords:  hs-boot
      Resolution:  fixed             |  backpack
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
                                     |  Unknown/Multiple
 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:                    |  Differential Rev(s):  Phab:D2213
       Wiki Page:                    |
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Comment (by simonpj):

 Very good -- but that wiki page is not referred to by the crucial code
 changes in the above patches.  And it might be worth connecting the code
 changes to the tickets... an example (in the ticket) is often so
 illuminating.

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