#8734: 7.8.1 rc1 ghci won't load compiled files ------------------------------------------------+-------------------------- Reporter: George | Owner: Type: bug | Status: closed Priority: high | Milestone: 7.8.1 Component: Documentation | Version: Resolution: invalid | 7.8.1-rc1 Operating System: MacOS X | Keywords: Type of failure: Incorrect result at runtime | Architecture: Test Case: | Unknown/Multiple Blocking: | Difficulty: | Unknown | Blocked By: | Related Tickets: ------------------------------------------------+-------------------------- Comment (by thoughtpolice): We highlighted it in the release notes ("As a result of this, GHCi (and Template Haskell) must now load dynamic object files...") but it perhaps warrants a bigger mention. I do think the part you quoted should be changed. The basic idea is pretty simple: GHC now just uses the system dynamic linker to load code. That's all. So it needs dynamically linked object files. GHC normally compiles statically, though (and there are advantages to this.) So now you need to compile "statically and dynamically at the same time." I'll revise this in the user manual. -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/8734#comment:5 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler