[GHC] #12937: String merging broken on Darwin

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#12937: String merging broken on Darwin
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           Reporter:  bgamari             |             Owner:
               Type:  bug                 |            Status:  new
           Priority:  normal              |         Milestone:  8.2.1
          Component:  Compiler (Linking)  |           Version:  8.0.1
           Keywords:                      |  Operating System:  MacOS X
       Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple    |   Type of failure:  Other
          Test Case:                      |        Blocked By:
           Blocking:                      |   Related Tickets:
Differential Rev(s):                      |         Wiki Page:
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 Phab:D1290 introduced logic to have the linker merge strings to resolve
 #9577. Unfortunately this logic does not appear to work as expected on OS
 X. This should be fixed.

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