#9080: GHC error on Win 8.1 64bit ---------------------------------------+---------------------------------- Reporter: maun | Owner: Type: bug | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: 7.8.3 Component: Compiler | Version: 7.8.2 Resolution: | Keywords: Operating System: Windows | Architecture: x86_64 (amd64) Type of failure: Compile-time crash | Difficulty: Unknown Test Case: | Blocked By: Blocking: | Related Tickets: ---------------------------------------+---------------------------------- Comment (by stuartallenmills): Obtained the exact same error under Windows 7 while trying to install yesod (excerpt): Loading package css-text-0.1.2.1 ... linking ... done. Loading package tagsoup-0.13.1 ... linking ... done. Loading package xss-sanitize-0.3.5.2 ... linking ... done. Loading package yesod-persistent-1.2.2.3 ... linking ... done. Loading package yesod-form-1.3.9 ... linking ... done. Loading package yesod-auth-1.3.0.5 ... linking ... done. Loading package yaml-0.8.8.2 ... ghc.exe: panic! (the 'impossible' happened) (GHC version 7.8.2 for x86_64-unknown-mingw32): loadObj "C:\\users\\smills\\Hask\\yesod\\.cabal-sandbox\\x86_64 -windows-ghc-7.8.2\\yaml-0.8.8.2\\HSyaml-0.8.8.2.o": failed Please report this as a GHC bug: http://www.haskell.org/ghc/reportabug ... ghc.exe: Unknown PEi386 section name `.text.unlikely' (while processing: C:\users\smills\Hask\yesod\.cabal-sandbox\x86_64-windows- ghc-7.8.2\yaml-0.8.8.2\HSyaml-0.8.8.2.o) -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/9080#comment:1 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler