[GHC] #778: building with gcc-4.1.x causes ghc to enter infinite allocation loop

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#778: building with gcc-4.1.x causes ghc to enter infinite allocation loop
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  Reporter:  guest           |          Owner:        
      Type:  bug             |         Status:  closed
  Priority:  normal          |      Milestone:  6.4.3 
 Component:  Runtime System  |        Version:  6.4.2 
  Severity:  normal          |     Resolution:  fixed 
  Keywords:  memory gcc-4    |             Os:  Linux 
Difficulty:  Unknown         |   Architecture:  x86   
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Changes (by simonmar):

  * resolution:  => fixed
  * status:  new => closed

Comment:

 Now fixed.  Annoyingly I'd already come across this bug in the HEAD and
 forgotten about it.  The workaround is to compile GC.c in the RTS with
 -fno-strict-aliasing.

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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/778>
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