Re: [GHC] #8935: Obscure linker bug leads to crash in GHCi

8 Jun 2014

      #8935: Obscure linker bug leads to crash in GHCi
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        Reporter:  simonmar          |            Owner:  simonmar
            Type:  bug               |           Status:  patch
        Priority:  high              |        Milestone:  7.8.3
       Component:  Runtime System    |          Version:  7.8.1-rc2
      Resolution:                    |         Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |     Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
 Type of failure:  GHCi crash        |       Difficulty:  Rocket Science
       Test Case:                    |       Blocked By:
        Blocking:                    |  Related Tickets:
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Comment (by Simon Marlow ):

 In [changeset:"2f8b4c9330b455d4cb31c186c747a7db12a69251/ghc"]:
 {{{
 #!CommitTicketReference repository="ghc"
 revision="2f8b4c9330b455d4cb31c186c747a7db12a69251"
 Fix obscure problem with using the system linker (#8935)

 See Note [RTLD_LOCAL] for a summary of the problem and solution, and
 }}}

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