[GHC] #13820: GHC goes out of memory while compiling nothing

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#13820: GHC goes out of memory while compiling nothing
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        Reporter:  seunje            |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  8.0.1
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 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |            Test Case:
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Comment (by seunje):

 Segfaults on Linux x64 with 8GB memory, no swap file.
 It works (n=27) on 16GB OSX machine, peeking at 11GB.

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