[GHC] #14496: Invoking GHC 8.2.1 executable anywhere results in access violation on Windows 10

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#14496: Invoking GHC 8.2.1 executable anywhere results in access violation on
Windows 10
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        Reporter:  RyanGlScott       |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  8.2.1
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Windows           |         Architecture:
 Type of failure:  GHC doesn't work  |  Unknown/Multiple
  at all                             |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:                    |  Differential Rev(s):
       Wiki Page:                    |
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Comment (by RyanGlScott):

 Replying to [comment:1 Phyx-]:
 > Could you use https://docs.microsoft.com/en-
 us/sysinternals/downloads/procdump to generate a crash dump for me? using
 `-t -ma`.

 Here's the PowerShell output:

 {{{
 $ .\Procdump\procdump64.exe -t -ma -e 1 -x .
 C:\Users\RyanGlScott\Software\ghc-8.2.1\bin\ghc.exe

 ProcDump v9.0 - Sysinternals process dump utility
 Copyright (C) 2009-2017 Mark Russinovich and Andrew Richards
 Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com

 Process:               ghc.exe (9372)
 CPU threshold:         n/a
 Performance counter:   n/a
 Commit threshold:      n/a
 Threshold seconds:     n/a
 Hung window check:     Disabled
 Log debug strings:     Disabled
 Exception monitor:     First Chance+Unhandled
 Exception filter:      [Includes]
                        *
                        [Excludes]
 Terminate monitor:     Enabled
 Cloning type:          Disabled
 Concurrent limit:      n/a
 Avoid outage:          n/a
 Number of dumps:       1
 Dump folder:           .\
 Dump filename/mask:    PROCESSNAME_YYMMDD_HHMMSS
 Queue to WER:          Disabled
 Kill after dump:       Disabled


 Press Ctrl-C to end monitoring without terminating the process.

 [07:35:22] Exception: C0000005.ACCESS_VIOLATION
 [07:35:22] Dump 1 initiated: .\ghc.exe_171121_073522.dmp
 [07:35:24] Dump 1 writing: Estimated dump file size is 124 MB.
 [07:35:26] Dump 1 complete: 124 MB written in 4.0 seconds
 Access violation in generated code when reading 000000001170399e
 [07:35:27] Dump count reached.
 }}}

 I'll attach the full log separately.

 > Also what's your OS version? (use powershell and `Get-CimInstance
 Win32_OperatingSystem | Select-Object Caption, Version,
 ServicePackMajorVersion, OSArchitecture | Format-List *`

 {{{
 $ Get-CimInstance Win32_OperatingSystem | Select-Object Caption, Version,
 ServicePackMajorVersion,
  OSArchitecture | Format-List *


 Caption                 : Microsoft Windows 10 Home
 Version                 : 10.0.16299
 ServicePackMajorVersion : 0
 OSArchitecture          : 64-bit
 }}}

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