C stack overflow on Windows

$ ghc --make Main.hs
[1 of 1] Compiling Main             ( Main.hs, Main.o )
Linking Main.exe ...

$ Main
C stack overflow in generated code

$ type Main.hs

module Main where

main = error $ show f
    where
        f = r
            where
                r = r `seq` ()

It should go <loop>, and in some circumstances it does, but in this particular configuration it crashes C. Windows XP, using GHC 6.9.20080916. If run from GHCi then GHCi silently aborts.

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Trac field	Value
Version	6.9
Type	Bug
TypeOfFailure	OtherFailure
Priority	normal
Resolution	Unresolved
Component	Compiler
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