[GHC] #14399: NCG: dead code stripping prevention wastes space

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#14399: NCG: dead code stripping prevention wastes space
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        Reporter:  heisenbug         |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  8.2.1
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:  low-hanging
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
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 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |            Test Case:
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Comment (by bgamari):

 Note that this is only the case on OS X, which provides no reasonable way
 to hint symbol reachability. In light of this, I'm really not keen on
 adding complexity to NCG to fix this case.

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