[GHC] #7599: timeout does not behave as expected

[GHC]

#7599: timeout does not behave as expected
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  Reporter:  ique                         |          Owner:                                 
      Type:  bug                          |         Status:  closed                         
  Priority:  normal                       |      Milestone:                                 
 Component:  libraries/base               |        Version:  7.6.1                          
Resolution:  duplicate                    |       Keywords:  System.Timeout timeout base-4.6
        Os:  MacOS X                      |   Architecture:  x86_64 (amd64)                 
   Failure:  Incorrect result at runtime  |     Difficulty:  Unknown                        
  Testcase:                               |      Blockedby:                                 
  Blocking:                               |        Related:                                 
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Changes (by simonmar):

  * status:  new => closed
  * difficulty:  => Unknown
  * resolution:  => duplicate


Comment:

 `threadDelay` isn't working properly in GHCi in 7.6.1 on OS X (#7299), I
 think this is a symptom of the same problem.  Please re-open if it still
 occurs after #7299 is fixed.

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