[GHC] #2906: .hc code generated for Parser.hs is 2MB big

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#2906: .hc code generated for Parser.hs is 2MB big
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Reporter:  benl              |          Owner:          
    Type:  bug               |         Status:  new     
Priority:  normal            |      Component:  Compiler
 Version:  6.8.3             |       Severity:  normal  
Keywords:                    |       Testcase:          
      Os:  Unknown/Multiple  |   Architecture:  sparc   
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 When compiling GHC 6.10.1 with GHC 6.8.3 on the SPARC T2, the intermediate
 C code emitted for Parser.hs is a bit over 2MB (that's megabytes) big. GCC
 4.2.1 then takes over 2 hrs to compile this single source file.

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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/2906>
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