[GHC] #485: AdjustorAsm.S doesn't build on AIX

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#485: AdjustorAsm.S doesn't build on AIX
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        Reporter:  jgoerzen          |                Owner:
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  patch
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:  8.0.1
       Component:  Runtime System    |              Version:  6.4.1
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:
Operating System:  AIX               |         Architecture:
 Type of failure:  Building GHC      |  Unknown/Multiple
  failed                             |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:                    |  Differential Rev(s):  phab:D2029
       Wiki Page:                    |
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Comment (by Herbert Valerio Riedel <hvr@…>):

 In [changeset:"343349df1f19f21899818d647bf570e489d0cf8f/ghc" 343349d/ghc]:
 {{{
 #!CommitTicketReference repository="ghc"
 revision="343349df1f19f21899818d647bf570e489d0cf8f"
 Avoid local label syntax for assembler on AIX

 Unfortunately (for inline `__asm__()` uses), IBM's `as` doesn't seem to
 support
 local labels[1] like GNU `as` does so we need to workaround this when on
 AIX.

  [1]: https://sourceware.org/binutils/docs/as/Symbol-Names.html#Symbol-
 Names

 Turns out this also addresses the long-standing bug #485

 Reviewed By: bgamari, trommler

 Differential Revision: https://phabricator.haskell.org/D2029
 }}}

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