This is a bit of info we miss in BuildInfo? - we have extra-libs, but no function names. Hmm, it seems that Autoconf is a little paranoid here, ld will fail if
#262: Check for required C libraries during configure ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Reporter: guest | Owner: Type: enhancement | Status: new Priority: high | Milestone: Cabal-1.6 Component: Cabal library | Version: 1.2.3.0 Severity: normal | Resolution: Keywords: | Difficulty: easy (<4 hours) Ghcversion: 6.8.2 | Platform: ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Comment (by alexeevg): Answering my own question: library is not found regardless of whether or not the program depends on it. -- Ticket URL: http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/hackage/ticket/262#comment:10 Hackage http://haskell.org/cabal/ Hackage: Cabal and related projects