[GHC] #617: Alpha port

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#617: Alpha port
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  Reporter:  simonmar            |          Owner:         
      Type:  task                |         Status:  new    
  Priority:  normal              |      Milestone:         
 Component:  Compiler            |        Version:  None   
  Severity:  normal              |     Resolution:  None   
  Keywords:                      |             Os:  Unknown
Difficulty:  Difficult (1 week)  |   Architecture:  Unknown
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Changes (by simonmar):

  * architecture:  => Unknown
  * difficulty:  => Difficult (1 week)
  * os:  => Unknown

Old description:

> {{{
> The Alpha port has rotted considerably. 64-bit support has never been
> tested/debugged in the new (post 4.00) runtime system, and the native
> code generator for Alpha needs updating after major changes to the
> machine independent parts.
>
> Ports:
>      alpha-*-linux
>      alpha-*-freebsd
>      alpha-*-osf (?)
>
> }}}

New description:

 {{{
 The Alpha port has rotted considerably. 64-bit support has never been
 tested/debugged in the new (post 4.00) runtime system, and the native code
 generator for Alpha needs updating after major changes to the machine
 independent parts.

 Ports:
      alpha-*-linux
      alpha-*-freebsd
      alpha-*-osf (?)

 }}}

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