As nomeata said in comment 16, we can simply ship our .so files in a
Or via a „private version number” – it should be sufficient if they have a file name that’s different from any filename resulting from a separately
#8919: Why is xhtml library installed but not exported to users? -------------------------------------+------------------------------------ Reporter: simons | Owner: Type: bug | Status: patch Priority: normal | Milestone: 7.8.3 Component: Build System | Version: 7.8.2 Resolution: | Keywords: Operating System: Unknown/Multiple | Architecture: Unknown/Multiple Type of failure: Other | Difficulty: Unknown Test Case: | Blocked By: Blocking: | Related Tickets: -------------------------------------+------------------------------------ Comment (by hvr): Replying to [comment:19 nomeata]: private directory and make our dynamic programs search there (via RPATH or some other trick). packaged library. If the purpose of those DSO are actually not really shared, what about simply linking them statically so that no orphaned DSOs are left over? Is there any value in having DSOs that are used by only one executable? -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/8919#comment:20 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler