[GHC] #12573: Allow the user to pick the address that the RTS reserves for the heap

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#12573: Allow the user to pick the address that the RTS reserves for the heap
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        Reporter:  bitonic           |                Owner:
            Type:  feature request   |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:  8.0.2
       Component:  Runtime System    |              Version:  8.0.1
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Comment (by bitonic):

 @tmcdonell , that's clever, I did not know about
 `__attribute__((constructor))`. It's a nice workaround until we get the
 RTS workaround.

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