#1786: can't build ghc-6.8.0.20071017 under Solaris using a GNU linker
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Reporter: guest | Owner:
Type: bug | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone: _|_
Component: Compiler | Version: 6.8
Severity: normal | Resolution:
Keywords: | Difficulty: Moderate (1 day)
Os: Solaris | Testcase:
Architecture: x86 |
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Changes (by simonmar):
* owner: simonmar =>
* difficulty: Unknown => Moderate (1 day)
* milestone: 6.8.1 => _|_
Comment:
I suggest that since Cabal can now cope with the Solaris linker, that you
use this method. Either that or rebuild gcc to use the GNU linker.
Looking at what GHC does, we do make the assumption that `ld` is the same
as the linker that gcc invokes, but removing that assumption is quite
tricky. Also, we don't bother re-checking the properties of `ld` when a
binary distribution is installed, so strictly speaking that's another bug.
I'll leave this ticket open as documentation, but un-milestone it.
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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/1786#comment:11>
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