[nhc-bugs] bugfix for gcc-3.x

[Malcolm Wallace]

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To any users of nhc98 who have reported faults when trying to build
or use the compiler in conjuction with gcc-3.x.

We have finally found the cause of the fault, and a fix.  A source-code
patch for nhc98-1.14 is attached, and is also available for download from
the website.

Technical details:
    It appears that gcc has changed the way it aligns statically declared
    arrays of pointers, from 4-byte boundaries in (gcc-2.x) to 32-byte
    boundaries (in gcc-3.x).  Unfortunately, nhc98 was relying very
    heavily on the 4-byte alignment.  As it turns out, the alignment can
    be restored to 4-byte boundaries without any ill effects, by using an
    "evil mangler"(TM) on the assembly code.

Regards,
    Malcolm

P.S. The phrase "evil mangler" is trademark of GHC.  :-)

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