[GHC] #14398: Fail to install haskell platform on Windows

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#14398: Fail to install haskell platform on Windows
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        Reporter:  KAAAsS            |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  GHCi              |              Version:  8.2.1
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Windows           |         Architecture:  x86_64
 Type of failure:  Installing GHC    |  (amd64)
  failed                             |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:  #14168            |  Differential Rev(s):
       Wiki Page:                    |
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Comment (by Phyx-):

 Thanks! the trace shows nothing really wrong, I think 8.2 has a memory
 corruption somewhere that's causing invalid characters to manifest in the
 strings. I'll have to figure out a way to track it down to verify if it's
 actually fixed or just happens to work in 8.4.

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