[GHC] #12585: GHC duplicates string literals in rodata section and breaks 'Ptr Addr#' equality

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#12585: GHC duplicates string literals in rodata section and breaks 'Ptr Addr#'
equality
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        Reporter:  slyfox            |                Owner:
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  8.0.1
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
                                     |  Unknown/Multiple
 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:                    |  Differential Rev(s):
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Comment (by slyfox):

 GHC-8.0.1 works as expected:
 {{{
 $ ghc-8.0.1 -fforce-recomp -O1 --make a.hs && ./a

 [1 of 1] Compiling Main             ( a.hs, a.o )
 Linking a ...
 ("cmp:",True)
 ("delta:",0)
 ("values:",0x00000000004a7888,0x00000000004a7888)
 }}}

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