[GHC] #13937: @progbits is used incorrectly throughout GHC

7 Jul 2017


      #13937: @progbits is used incorrectly throughout GHC
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           Reporter:  bgamari        |             Owner:  (none)
               Type:  bug            |            Status:  new
           Priority:  normal         |         Milestone:
          Component:  Compiler       |           Version:  8.0.1
           Keywords:                 |  Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple
       Architecture:                 |   Type of failure:  None/Unknown
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 GHC uses `.section $SECTION_NAME,$FLAGS,@progbits` directives throughout
 its produced assembler. However, some architectures (e.g. ARM) use `@` as
 a comment character and therefore must use some other prefix for section
 types.

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Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/13937
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