[GHC] #16409: fresh install crashes

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#16409: fresh install crashes
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           Reporter:  eightorbit     |             Owner:  (none)
               Type:  bug            |            Status:  new
           Priority:  low            |         Milestone:
          Component:  GHCi           |           Version:  8.6.3
           Keywords:                 |  Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple
       Architecture:                 |   Type of failure:  Installing GHC
  Unknown/Multiple                   |  failed
          Test Case:                 |        Blocked By:
           Blocking:                 |   Related Tickets:
Differential Rev(s):                 |         Wiki Page:
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 A fresh install on windows 10 enterprise using:

 HaskellPlatform-8.6.3-core-x86_64-setup.exe

 run as administrator crashes every time I try to start with this error
 (from powershell):
 {{{
 PS C:\Users\rburgess> ghci -v
 GHCi, version 8.6.3: http://www.haskell.org/ghc/  :? for help
 Glasgow Haskell Compiler, Version 8.6.3, stage 2 booted by GHC version
 8.4.3
 Using binary package database: C:\Program Files\Haskell
 Platform\8.6.3\lib\package.conf.d\package.cache
 package flags []
 loading package database C:\Program Files\Haskell
 Platform\8.6.3\lib\package.conf.d
 wired-in package ghc-prim mapped to ghc-prim-0.5.3
 wired-in package integer-gmp mapped to integer-gmp-1.0.2.0
 wired-in package base mapped to base-4.12.0.0
 wired-in package rts mapped to rts
 wired-in package template-haskell mapped to template-haskell-2.14.0.0
 wired-in package ghc mapped to ghc-8.6.3
 package flags []
 loading package database C:\Program Files\Haskell
 Platform\8.6.3\lib\package.conf.d
 wired-in package ghc-prim mapped to ghc-prim-0.5.3
 wired-in package integer-gmp mapped to integer-gmp-1.0.2.0
 wired-in package base mapped to base-4.12.0.0
 wired-in package rts mapped to rts-1.0
 wired-in package template-haskell mapped to template-haskell-2.14.0.0
 wired-in package ghc mapped to ghc-8.6.3
 *** Parser [source]:
 !!! Parser [source]: finished in 0.00 milliseconds, allocated 0.184
 megabytes
 *** Desugar:
 *** Simplify [expr]:
 !!! Simplify [expr]: finished in 0.00 milliseconds, allocated 0.125
 megabytes
 *** CorePrep [expr]:
 !!! CorePrep [expr]: finished in 0.00 milliseconds, allocated 1.860
 megabytes
 *** ByteCodeGen [Ghci1]:
 !!! ByteCodeGen [Ghci1]: finished in 0.00 milliseconds, allocated 0.135
 megabytes
 *** gcc:
 "C:\Program Files\Haskell Platform\8.6.3\lib\../mingw/bin/gcc.exe" "-fno-
 stack-protector" "-DTABLES_NEXT_TO_CODE" "--print-search-dirs"
 Loading package ghc-prim-0.5.3 ... linking ... ghc.exe: internal error:
 IMAGE_REL_AMD64_ADDR32[NB]: High bits are set in 1d6004c2659 for
 ghczmprim_GHCziTypes_ZMZN_closure
     (GHC version 8.6.3 for x86_64_unknown_mingw32)
     Please report this as a GHC bug:
 http://www.haskell.org/ghc/reportabug
 }}}

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 Trying to run ghci and winghci also crashes, but no error.

 This is a company computer and I don't have admin rights, so I can't try
 and reinstall very easily.

 I seem to recall the installation trying to put something in the admin's
 local directory but we changed this to my local directory.  I googled
 around and only found similar things with compiling.  For fun I tried:
 {{{
 PS C:\Users\rburgess> ghci -fexternal-interpreter
 GHCi, version 8.6.3: http://www.haskell.org/ghc/  :? for help
 ghc-iserv: internal error: IMAGE_REL_AMD64_ADDR32[NB]: High bits are set
 in 24d38172659 for ghczmprim_GHCziTypes_ZMZN_closure
     (GHC version 8.6.3 for x86_64_unknown_mingw32)
     Please report this as a GHC bug:
 http://www.haskell.org/ghc/reportabug
 }}}
 Any help appreciated.  It was hard enough to get this approved, I don't
 want to get some admin back unless a resolution is very likely.  I use
 this as an argument to get them to let me run linux on my computer where
 I've never had a problem with ghci.  :)  But if I'm going to sell them on
 haskell, it would be nice to get it working locally.  Let me know if you
 need other info or try non-admin things.  Thanks!  --rob

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Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/16409>
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