[GHC] #15934: Building ghc with profiling libraries fails on windows. (was: Building ghc with dwarf information and profiling libraries fails on windows.)

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#15934: Building ghc with profiling libraries fails on windows.
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        Reporter:  AndreasK      |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  bug           |               Status:  new
        Priority:  high          |            Milestone:  8.6.3
       Component:  Compiler      |              Version:  8.6.2
      Resolution:                |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Windows       |         Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
 Type of failure:  None/Unknown  |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:                |  Differential Rev(s):
       Wiki Page:                |
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Changes (by AndreasK):

 * priority:  normal => high


Old description:

> Seems like we create too many sections in a single file on windows.
>
> {{{
> C://ghc//msys64//home//Andi//ghc_head//inplace//mingw//bin/as.exe:
> C:\\ghc\\msys64\\tmp\\ghc6664_0\\ghc_6.p_o: too many sections (32801)
> C:\\ghc\\msys64\\tmp\\ghc6664_0\\ghc_1.s: Assembler messages:
> C:\\ghc\\msys64\\tmp\\ghc6664_0\\ghc_1.s: Fatal error: can't write 4
> bytes to section .rdata$c1w2b_str of
> C:\\ghc\\msys64\\tmp\\ghc6664_0\\ghc_6.p_o because: 'File too big'
> C://ghc//msys64//home//Andi//ghc_head//inplace//mingw//bin/as.exe:
> C:\\ghc\\msys64\\tmp\\ghc6664_0\\ghc_6.p_o: too many sections (32801)
> C:\\ghc\\msys64\\tmp\\ghc6664_0\\ghc_1.s: Fatal error: can't close
> C:\\ghc\\msys64\\tmp\\ghc6664_0\\ghc_6.p_o: File too big
> `gcc.exe' failed in phase `Assembler'. (Exit code: 1)
> make[1]: *** [libraries/template-haskell/ghc.mk:4: libraries/template-
> haskell/dist-install/build/Language/Haskell/TH/Syntax.p_o] Error 1
> make[1]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
> make: *** [Makefile:128: all] Error 2
> }}}
>

>
> build.mk
> {{{
> ifneq "$(BuildFlavour)" ""
> include mk/flavours/$(BuildFlavour).mk
> endif
>
> GhcLibHcOpts += -g1
> GhcRtsHcOpts += -g1
> # GhcStage2HcOpts += -g3
>
> BUILD_PROF_LIBS=YES
>
> # Don't strip debug and other unneeded symbols from libraries and
> executables.
> STRIP_CMD = :
>

> HADDOCK_DOCS       = NO
> BUILD_SPHINX_HTML  = NO
> BUILD_SPHINX_PDF   = NO
> BUILD_MAN          = NO
>
> }}}

New description:

 I've initially only hit this when enabling -g, but now I've run into the
 same issue without a customized build.mk file.

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 Seems like we create too many sections in a single file on windows.

 {{{
 C://ghc//msys64//home//Andi//ghc_head//inplace//mingw//bin/as.exe:
 C:\\ghc\\msys64\\tmp\\ghc6664_0\\ghc_6.p_o: too many sections (32801)
 C:\\ghc\\msys64\\tmp\\ghc6664_0\\ghc_1.s: Assembler messages:
 C:\\ghc\\msys64\\tmp\\ghc6664_0\\ghc_1.s: Fatal error: can't write 4 bytes
 to section .rdata$c1w2b_str of C:\\ghc\\msys64\\tmp\\ghc6664_0\\ghc_6.p_o
 because: 'File too big'
 C://ghc//msys64//home//Andi//ghc_head//inplace//mingw//bin/as.exe:
 C:\\ghc\\msys64\\tmp\\ghc6664_0\\ghc_6.p_o: too many sections (32801)
 C:\\ghc\\msys64\\tmp\\ghc6664_0\\ghc_1.s: Fatal error: can't close
 C:\\ghc\\msys64\\tmp\\ghc6664_0\\ghc_6.p_o: File too big
 `gcc.exe' failed in phase `Assembler'. (Exit code: 1)
 make[1]: *** [libraries/template-haskell/ghc.mk:4: libraries/template-
 haskell/dist-install/build/Language/Haskell/TH/Syntax.p_o] Error 1
 make[1]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
 make: *** [Makefile:128: all] Error 2
 }}}



 build.mk
 {{{
 ifneq "$(BuildFlavour)" ""
 include mk/flavours/$(BuildFlavour).mk
 endif

 GhcLibHcOpts += -g1
 GhcRtsHcOpts += -g1
 # GhcStage2HcOpts += -g3

 BUILD_PROF_LIBS=YES

 # Don't strip debug and other unneeded symbols from libraries and
 executables.
 STRIP_CMD = :


 HADDOCK_DOCS       = NO
 BUILD_SPHINX_HTML  = NO
 BUILD_SPHINX_PDF   = NO
 BUILD_MAN          = NO

 }}}

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Comment:

 Update: I've had this just happen even with debugging information
 disabled.

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