#14009: ghc-8.2.1_rc3 fails unregisterised build -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: slyfox | Owner: (none) Type: bug | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: 8.2.1 Component: Compiler | Version: 8.2.1-rc3 Keywords: | Operating System: Unknown/Multiple Architecture: | Type of failure: Building GHC Unknown/Multiple | failed Test Case: | Blocked By: Blocking: | Related Tickets: Differential Rev(s): | Wiki Page: -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Noticed when was building --enable-unregisterised build for x86_64: {{{ /tmp/ghc22931_0/ghc_3.hc:5:9: error: error: '__stginit_ghczmprim_GHCziTypes' redeclared as different kind of symbol StgWord __stginit_ghczmprim_GHCziTypes[]__attribute__((aligned(8)))= { ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | 5 | StgWord __stginit_ghczmprim_GHCziTypes[]__attribute__((aligned(8)))= { | ^ In file included from /tmp/ghc22931_0/ghc_3.hc:3:0: error: /tmp/ghc22931_0/ghc_3.hc:4:5: error: note: previous declaration of '__stginit_ghczmprim_GHCziTypes' was here EF_(__stginit_ghczmprim_GHCziTypes); ^ }}} The error here is mismatch in symbol type: EF_ ("external function") It should be EC_ ("external closure"). The same build failure does not happen in HEAD because the __stginit_* is not generated there anymore (see a92ff5d66182d992d02dfaad4c446ad074582368) -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/14009 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler