[GHC] #14675: GHC 8.4.1 regression: segfault when loading doctest on a module with ANNs on Ubuntu 16.04 or later

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#14675: GHC 8.4.1 regression: segfault when loading doctest on a module with ANNs
on Ubuntu 16.04 or later
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        Reporter:  RyanGlScott       |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  highest           |            Milestone:  8.4.1
       Component:  GHC API           |              Version:  8.4.1-alpha1
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Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
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 Type of failure:  Runtime crash     |            Test Case:
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Comment (by bgamari):

 Thanks, as always, for the bisection Ryan; it's incredibly helpful.

 I wonder if this is related to the `gold` bug that I found while writing
 that patch (see #13883). It seems plausible that constructor mis-ordering
 would result in a crash.

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