[GHC] #13542: Solaris build fails with collect2: execv: Arg list too long

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#13542: Solaris build fails with collect2: execv: Arg list too long
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        Reporter:  kgardas           |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  8.1
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Solaris           |         Architecture:
 Type of failure:  Building GHC      |  Unknown/Multiple
  failed                             |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:                    |  Differential Rev(s):
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Comment (by rwbarton):

 The builder shows that 89168849a781626fc794ae97375da979ac83bf96 succeeded
 but 98e494afed3c73f88ff1d57a9ca46b1f6ddbd1b9 failed (clicking through to
 "8: configuring" shows the commit id).

 The likely culprit in that range is Type-indexed Typeable
 8fa4bf9ab3f4ea4b208f4a43cc90857987e6d497 which produces many more top-
 level bindings, which in conjunction with `-split-objs` means many more
 object files to be passed to the linker. I guess it hit a limit in
 Solaris.

 I wonder whether we can simply use `-split-sections` on Solaris? It's
 generally preferable to `-split-objs` and won't produce long command
 lines.

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