Re: [GHC] #14959: Heap overflow in optimizer (was: Heep overflow in optimizer)

21 Mar 2018

      #14959: Heap overflow in optimizer
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        Reporter:  darchon           |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  8.4.1
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 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |            Test Case:
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Comment (by RyanGlScott):

 Stunning. This bug goes all the way back to GHC 8.0.1, even (note that
 before 8.4.1, you would simply get the error message `ghc: Out of memory`
 instead of a panic). GHC 7.10.3 does not suffer from this issue.

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