[GHC] #1293: building ghc 6.8.3 hangs on sparc solaris at Language/Haskell/Syntax.hs

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#1293: building ghc 6.8.3 hangs on sparc solaris at Language/Haskell/Syntax.hs
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    Reporter:  mm                 |        Owner:  benl    
        Type:  bug                |       Status:  assigned
    Priority:  normal             |    Milestone:  6.10.2  
   Component:  Compiler           |      Version:  6.8.2   
    Severity:  normal             |   Resolution:          
    Keywords:  hangs compilation  |   Difficulty:  Unknown 
    Testcase:                     |           Os:  Solaris 
Architecture:  sparc              |  
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Comment (by duncan):

 Note also that using gcc-4.0.x or 4.1.x instead of 4.2.x avoids the
 massive compile times. See [wiki:Building/Solaris].

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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/1293#comment:13>
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