#12771: GHCi incorrectly favors static libraries over import libraries ----------------------------------------+---------------------------- Reporter: Phyx- | Owner: Type: bug | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: 8.2.1 Component: Compiler | Version: 8.0.1 Keywords: | Operating System: Windows Architecture: Unknown/Multiple | Type of failure: Other Test Case: | Blocked By: Blocking: | Related Tickets: Differential Rev(s): | Wiki Page: ----------------------------------------+---------------------------- Given a static library and an import library in the same folder. e.g. {{{ libfoo.a libfoo.dll.a }}} running `ghci -lfoo` we should prefer the import library `libfoo.dll.a` over `libfoo.a` because we prefer having to just load the DLL. and not having to do any linking. This also more closely emulated the behaviour of LD, which has a search order of {{{ libxxx.dll.a xxx.dll.a libxxx.a cygxxx.dll (*) libxxx.dll xxx.dll }}} -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/12771 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler