[GHC] #15396: -staticlib is broken on GHC 8.4.3 on Linux under certain conditions

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#15396: -staticlib is broken on GHC 8.4.3 on Linux under certain conditions
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        Reporter:  RyanGlScott       |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  patch
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:  8.6.1
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  8.4.3
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      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Linux             |         Architecture:
 Type of failure:  Compile-time      |  Unknown/Multiple
  crash or panic                     |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:                    |  Differential Rev(s):
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Comment (by Krzysztof Gogolewski <krz.gogolewski@…>):

 In [changeset:"754c3a55a603b155fa5d9a282de73d41a4694ffc/ghc" 754c3a5/ghc]:
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 #!CommitTicketReference repository="ghc"
 revision="754c3a55a603b155fa5d9a282de73d41a4694ffc"
 Fix Ar crashing on odd-sized object files (Trac #15396)

 Summary: All the work was done by Moritz Angermann.

 Test Plan: validate

 Reviewers: angerman, RyanGlScott, bgamari

 Reviewed By: angerman

 Subscribers: rwbarton, thomie, carter

 GHC Trac Issues: #15396

 Differential Revision: https://phabricator.haskell.org/D5013
 }}}

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