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ar: Bad file number

Satnam Singh reported to me that he gets

xargs: /c/ghc/ghc-6.10.1/bin/ar: Bad file number

when trying to build GHC on Windows using MSYS. Turning off SplitObjs works around it. We should verify and investigate.

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Version 6.10.2
Type Bug
TypeOfFailure OtherFailure
Priority normal
Resolution Unresolved
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