[GHC] #14300: FreeBSD 10.3 toolchain is terribly broken

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#14300: FreeBSD 10.3 toolchain is terribly broken
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           Reporter:  bgamari        |             Owner:  (none)
               Type:  bug            |            Status:  new
           Priority:  normal         |         Milestone:
          Component:  Compiler       |           Version:  8.2.1
           Keywords:                 |  Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple
       Architecture:                 |   Type of failure:  None/Unknown
  Unknown/Multiple                   |
          Test Case:                 |        Blocked By:
           Blocking:                 |   Related Tickets:  #13974
Differential Rev(s):                 |         Wiki Page:
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 == `ld.bfd` with `SplitSections=NO`

 Fails in the final bindist test with,
 {{{
 /usr/bin/install -c -m 755  libraries/gen_contents_index "/usr/home/ben
 /bin-
 dist-8.2.1.20170929-FreeBSD/test/inst/share/doc/ghc-8.2.1.20170929/html/libraries/"
 [1 of 1] Compiling Main             ( /usr/home/ben/bin-
 dist-8.2.1.20170929-FreeBSD/test/hi.hs, /usr/home/ben/bin-
 dist-8.2.1.20170929-FreeBSD/test/hi.o )
 Linking /usr/home/ben/bin-dist-8.2.1.20170929-FreeBSD/test/hi ...
 /usr/bin/ld: Base__199.o: access beyond end of merged section (-24)
 /usr/bin/ld: Base__201.o: access beyond end of merged section (-24)
 ...
 }}}

 == `ld.bfd` with `SplitSections=YES`

 fails with,
 {{{
 ...
 }}}

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