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GHC blows up while compiling Language.Haskell.TH.Syntax with -O2

When compiling Language.Haskell.TH.Syntax, GHC grows to over 2Gb here on x86-64. This is a stage1 compiler, built by GHC 6.6.1. This bug has apparently been introduced recently, because we're seeing out-of-memory errors where we weren't previously, but I haven't been able to track down when it was introduced yet.

Looking at the -v2 output, the Core size jumps first for FloatInward (3x), and then for LiberateCase (10x). After LiberateCase, GHC keeps on growing - perhaps there's also a space leak exacerbating the problem.

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Version 6.7
Type Bug
TypeOfFailure OtherFailure
Priority high
Resolution Unresolved
Component Compiler
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