Re: [GHC] #15032: GHCi panics when attempting to load archives

13 Apr 2018

      #15032: GHCi panics when attempting to load archives
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        Reporter:  vanessamchale  |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  bug            |               Status:  closed
        Priority:  normal         |            Milestone:  8.6.1
       Component:  GHCi           |              Version:  8.4.2-rc1
      Resolution:  duplicate      |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Linux          |         Architecture:  x86_64 (amd64)
 Type of failure:  GHCi crash     |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                 |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:  #9438          |  Differential Rev(s):
       Wiki Page:                 |
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Comment (by Ben Gamari ):

 In [changeset:"7613a812888424b49cb334a4e63bd7280adf2774/ghc"
 7613a812/ghc]:
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 #!CommitTicketReference repository="ghc"
 revision="7613a812888424b49cb334a4e63bd7280adf2774"
 Fix #9438 by converting a panic to an error message

 Previously, GHC was quite eager to panic whenever it was fed
 an archive file when `DYNAMIC_GHC_PROGRAMS=YES`. This ought to be an
 explicit error message instead, so this patch accomplishes just that.

 Test Plan: make test TEST=T14708

 Reviewers: Phyx, hvr, bgamari

 Reviewed By: Phyx

 Subscribers: thomie, carter

 GHC Trac Issues: #9438, #14708, #15032

 Differential Revision: https://phabricator.haskell.org/D4589
 }}}

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