Re: [GHC] #14483: getExecutablePath from System.Environment in base should follow symlinks properly.

#14483: getExecutablePath from System.Environment in base should follow symlinks properly. -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: angerman | Owner: alpmestan Type: bug | Status: closed Priority: normal | Milestone: 8.4.1 Component: Compiler | Version: 8.3 Resolution: fixed | Keywords: Operating System: Unknown/Multiple | Architecture: | Unknown/Multiple Type of failure: None/Unknown | Test Case: Blocked By: | Blocking: Related Tickets: | Differential Rev(s): D4227 Wiki Page: | -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Comment (by Tamar Christina ): In [changeset:"c523525b0e434d848f6e47ea3f9a37485965fa79/ghc" c523525/ghc]: {{{ #!CommitTicketReference repository="ghc" revision="c523525b0e434d848f6e47ea3f9a37485965fa79" ghc, ghc-pkg: use getExecutablePath on Windows when base >= 4.11.0 Summary: This completes the work started in D4227 by using just 'getExecutablePath' in ghc and ghc-pkg when building with base >= 4.11.0. On the long term, we will be able to simply kill the existing code that follows (or not) symlinks and just get this behaviour for free from getExecutable. For now we however have to require base >= 4.11.0 to be able to just use getExecutablePath under Windows, and use the current code when building with an older base. Original code by @alpmestan commandeering since patch has been stale and bug remains open. Test Plan: Validate Reviewers: angerman, bgamari, erikd, alpmestan Reviewed By: bgamari Subscribers: carter, rwbarton, thomie GHC Trac Issues: #14483 Differential Revision: https://phabricator.haskell.org/D4229 }}} -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/14483#comment:8 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler