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Panic in RegisterAlloc

The following code causes a panic when compiling with the NCG (i.e. with -fasm).

stg_ap_0_fast {
    bits32 y, x;
    c7: y = bits32[x];
        goto c7;
}

The panic is

ghc-6.7.20070620: panic! (the 'impossible' happened)
  (GHC version 6.7.20070620 for i386-unknown-linux):
        RegisterAlloc.joinToTargets

I do not know of any code that depends on this yet. I just tripped over it when writting tests for the CPS pass.

Trac metadata
Trac field Value
Version 6.7
Type Bug
TypeOfFailure OtherFailure
Priority normal
Resolution Unresolved
Component Compiler (NCG)
Test case
Differential revisions
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Operating system Multiple
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