[GHC] #12965: String merging broken on Windows

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#12965: String merging broken on Windows
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        Reporter:  bgamari       |                Owner:
            Type:  bug           |               Status:  upstream
        Priority:  normal        |            Milestone:  8.2.1
       Component:  Compiler      |              Version:  8.0.1
      Resolution:                |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Windows       |         Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
 Type of failure:  None/Unknown  |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:                |  Differential Rev(s):
       Wiki Page:                |
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Changes (by Phyx-):

 * milestone:  8.4.1 => 8.2.1


Comment:

 I've worked out the changes required for this on `GCC`, but `binutils` may
 need a patch as well. The one for `GCC` I might be able to get away with
 as a bugfix, but the `binutils` one...

 If I'm able to fix them then I can ask the mingw-w64 guys for another
 patch release. So we don't have to wait for a release.

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