id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	priority	milestone	component	version	resolution	keywords	cc	os	architecture	failure	difficulty	testcase	blockedby	blocking	related
5102	ghc struggles to compile a large case statement	espringe	igloo	"I'm trying to compile a pronunciation dictionary (cmudict) into an application. I'm first converting the dictionary into haskell source, and then trying to compile it.

After about 7 minutes of compiling, ghc's memory usage was in the gigabytes and causing the computer to start heavily swap.

Attached is self contained generated source file."	bug	closed	normal	7.4.1	Compiler	6.12.3	worksforme		michal.terepeta@…	Linux	x86_64 (amd64)	Compile-time performance bug