#8696: linking fails with 'relocation R_X86_64_PC32 against undefined symbol' -----------------------------+---------------------------------- Reporter: Kata | Owner: Type: bug | Status: closed Priority: high | Milestone: 7.8.1 Component: Compiler | Version: 7.8.1-rc2 Resolution: fixed | Keywords: Operating System: Linux | Architecture: x86_64 (amd64) Type of failure: Other | Difficulty: Unknown Test Case: | Blocked By: Blocking: | Related Tickets: -----------------------------+---------------------------------- Comment (by nomeata): Is this related to the failure {{{ configure: Building in-tree ghc-pwd /usr/bin/ld: utils/ghc-pwd/dist-boot/Main.o: relocation R_X86_64_32 against `stg_CHARLIKE_closure' can not be used when making a shared object; recompile with -fPIC utils/ghc-pwd/dist-boot/Main.o: could not read symbols: Bad value collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status configure: error: Building ghc-pwd failed }}} at http://deb.haskell.org/dailies/2014-04-16/ghc_7.9.20140416-0.daily_amd64.bui... which prevents up-to-date packages to appear in on deb.haskell.org? -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/8696#comment:30 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler