[GHC] #12075: Fails to build on powerpcspe because of inline assembly

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#12075: Fails to build on powerpcspe because of inline assembly
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        Reporter:  glaubitz             |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  bug                  |               Status:  infoneeded
        Priority:  normal               |            Milestone:  8.4.1
       Component:  Compiler (NCG)       |              Version:  8.0.1
      Resolution:                       |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Linux                |         Architecture:  powerpc
 Type of failure:  Building GHC failed  |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                       |             Blocking:
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Comment (by glaubitz):

 Replying to [comment:8 bgamari]:
 > glaubitz, see Phab:D3519 for a sketch of such a patch.

 Thanks. This is pretty much what I had in my head, perfect!

 Since I am building unregisterised, it takes a few days to get GHC build
 on this embedded CPU, but I will definitely test and report back.

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