[GHC] #1257: Bytecode generator can't handle unboxed tuples

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#1257: Bytecode generator can't handle unboxed tuples
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    Reporter:  igloo    |        Owner:          
        Type:  bug      |       Status:  new     
    Priority:  normal   |    Milestone:  _|_     
   Component:  GHCi     |      Version:  6.6     
    Severity:  normal   |   Resolution:          
    Keywords:           |   Difficulty:  Unknown 
          Os:  Unknown  |     Testcase:  dsrun014
Architecture:  Unknown  |  
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Changes (by simonmar):

  * owner:  simonmar =>
  * milestone:  6.8 branch => _|_

Comment:

 This isn't going to happen, mainly because there are an infinite family of
 return conventions for unboxed tuples.  We could cover more cases without
 too much difficulty, but the general case is really hard.  Given that you
 can now do `-fobject-code`, it doesn't really seem worth it.

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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/1257#comment:2>
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