[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:            |     Difficulty:  Difficult (1 week)
 Testcase:  N/A       |   Architecture:  alpha             
       Os:  Unknown   |  
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Changes (by igloo):

  * architecture:  Unknown => alpha
  * milestone:  => _|_
  * testcase:  => N/A

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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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/617>
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