Probable fix: add an INLINE[n] or NOINLINE[n] pragma on ?getWord64be? /tmp/ghc13391_0/ghc13391_9.hscpp:843:1: Warning: Rule "getWord64le/readN" may never fire because ?getWord64le? might inline first Probable fix: add an INLINE[n] or NOINLINE[n] pragma on ?getWord64le? [16 of 87] Compiling Data.Binary.Put ( libraries/binary/src/Data/Binary/Put.hs, bootstrapping/Data/Binary/Put.o ) [17 of 87] Compiling Data.Binary.Class ( libraries/binary/src/Data/Binary/Class.hs, bootstrapping/Data/Binary/Class.o ) [18 of 87] Compiling Data.Binary.Generic ( libraries/binary/src/Data/Binary/Generic.hs, bootstrapping/Data/Binary/Generic.o ) [19 of 87] Compiling Data.Binary ( libraries/binary/src/Data/Binary.hs, bootstrapping/Data/Binary.o ) [20 of 87] Compiling System.FilePath ( libraries/filepath/System/FilePath.hs, bootstrapping/System/FilePath.o ) [21 of 87] Compiling Distribution.Simple.CCompiler ( libraries/Cabal/Cabal/Distribution/Simple/CCompiler.hs, bootstrapping/Distribution/Simple/CCompiler.o ) [22 of 87] Compiling Distribution.Compat.TempFile ( libraries/Cabal/Cabal/Distribution/Compat/TempFile.hs, bootstrapping/Distribution/Compat/TempFile.o ) [23 of 87] Compiling Distribution.Compat.CopyFile ( libraries/Cabal/Cabal/Distribution/Compat/CopyFile.hs, bootstrapping/Distribution/Compat/CopyFile.o ) [24 of 87] Compiling Distribution.Verbosity ( libraries/Cabal/Cabal/Distribution/Verbosity.hs, bootstrapping/Distribution/Verbosity.o ) [25 of 87] Compiling Distribution.Text ( libraries/Cabal/Cabal/Distribution/Text.hs, bootstrapping/Distribution/Text.o ) [26 of 87] Compiling Distribution.Version ( libraries/Cabal/Cabal/Distribution/Version.hs, bootstrapping/Distribution/Version.o ) ghc: panic! (the 'impossible' happened) (GHC version 7.9.20140906 for x86_64-unknown-solaris2): Simplifier ticks exhausted When trying UnfoldingDone GHC.Base.flip To increase the limit, use -fsimpl-tick-factor=N (default 100) If you need to do this, let GHC HQ know, and what factor you needed To see detailed counts use -ddump-simpl-stats Total ticks: 806446 Please report this as a GHC bug: http://www.haskell.org/ghc/reportabug gmake[1]: *** [utils/ghc-cabal/dist/build/tmp/ghc-cabal] Error 1 gmake: *** [all] Error 2