[Windows]. ghc 8.8.3 compile error: 'Access violation in generated code when writing 0x0'

[JackismyShephard]

General summary/comments

I am having trouble compiling with ghc 8.8.3 on windows 10. I get the error 'Access violation in generated code when writing 0x0'. It should be noted that i a year ago had an installation of haskell platform which i uninstalled (along with stack) some time ago. I just today (28/07/2020) installed stack 2.3.1.

I realize this issue has been brought up before in different contexts, however i am not sure if a solution has actually been found. I apologize in advance, if the error is all my own.

Steps to reproduce

run

stack ghc helloWorld.hs

on command prompt,

where helloWorld.hs contains:

main :: IO ()
main = putStrLn "Hello World!"

Expected

The following files generated:

• helloWorld.hi
• helloWorld.o
• helloWorld.exe

Actual

The following printed on command line:

[1 of 1] Compiling Main             ( helloWorld.hs, helloWorld.o )
Linking helloWorld.exe ...

Access violation in generated code when writing 0x0

Attempting to reconstruct a stack trace...

Frame        Code address
* 0x461da80    0x37f7b66 C:\Users\Jacki\AppData\Local\Programs\stack\x86_64-windows\ghc-8.8.3\bin\ghc.exe+0x33f7b66
* 0x461da88    0x3277bb9 C:\Users\Jacki\AppData\Local\Programs\stack\x86_64-windows\ghc-8.8.3\bin\ghc.exe+0x2e77bb9
* 0x461da90    0x5
* 0x461da98    0x5
* 0x461daa0    0x3d7dc22 C:\Users\Jacki\AppData\Local\Programs\stack\x86_64-windows\ghc-8.8.3\bin\ghc.exe+0x397dc22
* 0x461daa8    0x785cca0

And no helloWorld.exe is generated.

Stack version

Version 2.3.1, Git revision de2a7b6 (8103 commits) x86_64 hpack-0.33.0

Method of installation

• Official binary, downloaded https://docs.haskellstack.org/en/stable/README/

Further Notes

I just tried installing stack on a laptop with no prior installation of anything related to haskell and there is no problem compiling there.

[tuomohopia]

I keep hitting the same problem. Can't run any Haskell at all right now due to it.

[mpilgrem]

I think this is an upstream issue with GHC 8.8.3 and Windows 10 version 2004, fixed in GHC 8.8.4. See: https://www.haskell.org/ghc/blog/20200715-ghc-8.8.4-released.html and https://downloads.haskell.org/~ghc/8.8.4/docs/html/users_guide/8.8.4-notes.html#highlights

Microsoft has been rolling out the upgrade of Windows 10 to version 2004 since late May.

[hanjoosten]

I ran into this problem too. It has been reported on the haskell-ide-engine site as well. I thought it could be useful to add that link here.

[NikolaiPohodenko]

this issue duplicates #5313 and #5347
a solution is proposed here