Re: [GHC] #8698: .ctors handling does not work on Windows 64-bit ghci

4 Feb 2014

      #8698: .ctors handling does not work on Windows 64-bit ghci
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        Reporter:  awson       |            Owner:  ezyang
            Type:  bug         |           Status:  new
        Priority:  normal      |        Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler    |          Version:  7.8.1-rc1
      Resolution:              |         Keywords:
Operating System:  Windows     |     Architecture:  x86_64 (amd64)
 Type of failure:  GHCi crash  |       Difficulty:  Easy (less than 1 hour)
       Test Case:              |       Blocked By:
        Blocking:              |  Related Tickets:
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Comment (by Edward Z. Yang ):

 In [changeset:"40ce20357fb6266471a53cec7de0a810a3070f36/ghc"]:
 {{{
 #!CommitTicketReference repository="ghc"
 revision="40ce20357fb6266471a53cec7de0a810a3070f36"
 Fix #8698 by properly handling long section names and reenabling .ctors
 handling

 Our old function for searching for sections could only deal
 with section names that were eight bytes or shorter; this
 patch adds support for long section names.

 Signed-off-by: Edward Z. Yang 
 }}}

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