[GHC] #2592: Can't profile when the heap maximum is hit

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#2592: Can't profile when the heap maximum is hit
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    Reporter:  adekoba           |        Owner:  igloo  
        Type:  merge             |       Status:  new    
    Priority:  normal            |    Milestone:  6.10.2 
   Component:  Profiling         |      Version:  6.8.2  
    Severity:  normal            |   Resolution:         
    Keywords:  profile, heap     |   Difficulty:  Unknown
    Testcase:                    |           Os:  Linux  
Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple  |  
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Changes (by simonmar):

  * owner:  => igloo
  * type:  bug => merge

Comment:

 {{{
 Tue Dec  9 02:59:19 PST 2008  Simon Marlow <marlowsd at gmail.com>
   * Fix #2592: do an orderly shutdown when the heap is exhausted
   Really we should be raising an exception in this case, but that's
   tricky (see comments).  At least now we shut down the runtime
   correctly rather than just exiting.
 }}}

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