@progbits is used incorrectly throughout GHC
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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| Trac field | Value |
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| Version | 8.0.1 |
| Type | Bug |
| TypeOfFailure | OtherFailure |
| Priority | normal |
| Resolution | Unresolved |
| Component | Compiler |
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