#11072: Runtime linker doesn't search for DLLs referenced in import libraries on Windows -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: RyanGlScott | Owner: Phyx- Type: feature request | Status: patch Priority: normal | Milestone: 8.0.1 Component: Compiler | Version: 7.10.2-rc2 (Linking) | Resolution: | Keywords: Operating System: Windows | Architecture: | Unknown/Multiple Type of failure: Runtime crash | Test Case: T11072gcc | T11072msvc Blocked By: | Blocking: Related Tickets: | Differential Rev(s): Phab:D1564 Wiki Page: | Phab:D1696 -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Comment (by Phyx-): Turns out the GCC import libraries contain mostly ASCII text and very little program code. What it does contain is invalid. So I reverted to an approach similar to what @Matt had except at the `Linker.c` level. Also while theoretically possible I haven't seen an import library pointing to more than one DLL at a time. So I removed the code to handle that to simplify things. -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/11072#comment:18 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler