#9074: GHC 7.8.2's ghci does not track missing symbols when loading non-Haskell object files ------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: massysett | Owner: Type: bug | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: Compiler | Version: 7.8.2 Keywords: | Operating System: Unknown/Multiple Architecture: Unknown/Multiple | Type of failure: None/Unknown Difficulty: Unknown | Test Case: Blocked By: | Blocking: Related Tickets: | ------------------------------------+------------------------------------- I have a package that bundles in C library sources. I never had a problem with this when using GHC 7.6. In GHC 7.8, the order of the c-sources in the cabal file now matters. Sources must be listed earlier if they have symbols that subsequently loaded object files will need. If the c-sources are in the wrong order, when running "cabal repl" I get Loading object (static) dist/build/decnumber/src/decQuad.o ... ghc: panic! (the 'impossible' happened) (GHC version 7.8.2 for x86_64-unknown-linux): Loading temp shared object failed: /tmp/ghc14294_0/ghc14294_1.so: undefined symbol: DECSTICKYTAB Please report this as a GHC bug: http://www.haskell.org/ghc/reportabug When using the same code and cabal file with GHC 7.6, "cabal repl" works fine: GHCi loads each static object (regardless of ordering in the cabal file), links up the necessary symbols, and launches successfully. Haskell Cafe discussion here: http://www.haskell.org/pipermail/haskell-cafe/2014-May/114041.html -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/9074 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler