[GHC] #8618: can't load .so/.DLL

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#8618: can't load .so/.DLL
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       Reporter:  Feuerbach        |             Owner:
           Type:  bug              |            Status:  new
       Priority:  normal           |         Milestone:
      Component:  Compiler (NCG)   |           Version:  7.7
       Keywords:                   |  Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple
   Architecture:                   |   Type of failure:  Compile-time crash
  Unknown/Multiple                 |         Test Case:
     Difficulty:  Unknown          |          Blocking:
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 This happens in a fresh sandbox:

 {{{
 % cabal install uniplate -j
 Resolving dependencies...
 Configuring syb-0.4.1...
 Configuring text-1.0.0.0...
 Building syb-0.4.1...
 Building text-1.0.0.0...
 Installed syb-0.4.1
 Installed text-1.0.0.0
 Configuring hashable-1.2.1.0...
 Building hashable-1.2.1.0...
 Installed hashable-1.2.1.0
 Configuring unordered-containers-0.2.3.3...
 Building unordered-containers-0.2.3.3...
 Installed unordered-containers-0.2.3.3
 Configuring uniplate-1.6.12...
 Building uniplate-1.6.12...
 Failed to install uniplate-1.6.12
 Last 10 lines of the build log (
 /home/feuerbach/.cabal/logs/uniplate-1.6.12.log ):
 Preprocessing library uniplate-1.6.12...
 [ 1 of 21] Compiling Data.Generics.Uniplate.Data.Instances (
 Data/Generics/Uniplate/Data/Instances.hs,
 dist/build/Data/Generics/Uniplate/Data/Instances.o )
 [ 2 of 21] Compiling Data.Generics.Uniplate.Internal.Utils (
 Data/Generics/Uniplate/Internal/Utils.hs,
 dist/build/Data/Generics/Uniplate/Internal/Utils.o )
 Loading package ghc-prim ... linking ... done.
 Loading package integer-gmp ... linking ... done.
 Loading package base ... linking ... done.
 Loading package array-0.5.0.0 ... linking ... done.
 Loading package deepseq-1.3.0.2 ... linking ... done.
 Loading package bytestring-0.10.4.0 ... linking ... done.
 Loading package text-1.0.0.0 ... <command line>: can't load .so/.DLL for:
 libHStext-1.0.0.0.so (libHStext-1.0.0.0.so: cannot open shared object
 file: No such file or directory)
 cabal: Error: some packages failed to install:
 uniplate-1.6.12 failed during the building phase. The exception was:
 ExitFailure 1
 }}}

 I have shared: False in cabal.config, so it's not surprising that
 libHStext-1.0.0.0.so is not found. What is surprising is that it's needed.
 uniplate doesn't use TemplateHaskell, from what I can tell.

 This is GHC 7.7.20131217.

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Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/8618>
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