[GHC] #14336: ghci leaks memory

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#14336: ghci leaks memory
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        Reporter:  NeilMitchell      |                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:  Runtime           |  (amd64)
  performance bug                    |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:                    |  Differential Rev(s):
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Comment (by saurabhnanda):

 I can confirm that this occurs in GHCi, Intero, and HIE on Mac OSX.
 Someone suggested `:set +r` could solve this, but it doesn't seem to help.
 However, `:set -fobject-code` *seems* to either slow-down the memory leak
 or stop it altogether.

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