[GHC] #16186: Segfault when embedding data via file-embed.

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#16186: Segfault when embedding data via file-embed.
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        Reporter:  syd           |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  bug           |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal        |            Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler      |              Version:  8.4.3
      Resolution:                |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Linux         |         Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
 Type of failure:  None/Unknown  |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                |             Blocking:
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Comment (by nh2):

 Yes, indeed the linker approach solves that.

 Note though that this ticket isn't really about embedding files, it's
 about there being a code path in GHC that leads to segfaults (which should
 never happen); embedding files is just the way we managed to reproduce the
 issue.

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