[GHC] #743: -M limit exceeded by a factor of 2

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#743: -M limit exceeded by a factor of 2
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 Reporter:  simonmar        |          Owner:  simonmar
     Type:  bug             |         Status:  closed  
 Priority:  normal          |      Milestone:  6.6.1   
Component:  Runtime System  |        Version:  6.4.1   
 Severity:  normal          |     Resolution:  fixed   
 Keywords:                  |     Difficulty:  Unknown 
 Testcase:  N/A             |   Architecture:  x86     
       Os:  Linux           |  
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Changes (by ketil at ii.uib.no):

  * resolution:  => fixed
  * status:  new => closed

Comment:

 I've finally gotten around to build ghc 6.6 with the recent patch for this
 problem, and it appears
 the problem has been fixed. My program (rbr) now stick within the
 specified heap, until it OOMs (as expected).  Thanks!

 -k

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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/743>
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