[GHC] #11172: Turning on optimisations produces SEGFAULT or Impossible case alternative

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#11172: Turning on optimisations produces SEGFAULT or Impossible case alternative
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        Reporter:  nh2               |                Owner:  bgamari
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  highest           |            Milestone:  8.0.1
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  7.10.2
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
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 Type of failure:  Runtime crash     |            Test Case:
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Comment (by simonpj):

 Ben says that with with GHC 7.10 you should just be able to do
 {{{
 $ git clone git://github.com/bgamari/impossible-case-alternative-repro
 repro
 $ cd repro
 $ git checkout master
 $ cabal install --with-
 ghc=/home/simonpj/5builds/ghc-7.10-branch/inplace/bin/ghc-stage2
 }}}
 and get the "impossible case alternative" error message.  Simpler because
 7.10 can work with older packages.

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