[GHC] #7083: Reduce the likelihood of x64/x86-64 changes breaking the build on other arches

[GHC]

#7083: Reduce the likelihood of x64/x86-64 changes breaking the build on other
arches
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 Reporter:  erikd             |          Owner:                  
     Type:  task              |         Status:  patch           
 Priority:  normal            |      Component:  Compiler        
  Version:  7.5               |       Keywords:                  
       Os:  Unknown/Multiple  |   Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
  Failure:  None/Unknown      |       Testcase:                  
Blockedby:                    |       Blocking:                  
  Related:                    |  
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Changes (by erikd):

  * status:  new => patch


Comment:

 Attached patch was validated on i386 and x86-64 as well as compiled on
 powerpc.

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