[GHC] #13739: very slow linking of executables with ld.bfd < 2.27

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#13739: very slow linking of executables with ld.bfd < 2.27
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        Reporter:  duog              |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  infoneeded
        Priority:  high              |            Milestone:  8.2.1
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  8.2.1-rc2
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Linux             |         Architecture:  x86_64
 Type of failure:  Compile-time      |  (amd64)
  performance bug                    |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:                    |  Differential Rev(s):
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Changes (by bgamari):

 * status:  new => infoneeded
 * cc: nh2 (removed)


Comment:

 I don't think there's much else that we can do about this. binutils 2.27
 seems to fix the majority of the issue and ultimately the plan is to use
 `gold` more often anyways (see #13541).

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