[GHC] #8039: RTS linker: unloadObj() does not actually unload the code

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#8039: RTS linker: unloadObj() does not actually unload the code
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        Reporter:  simonmar          |            Owner:  simonmar
            Type:  task              |           Status:  new
        Priority:  high              |        Milestone:  7.8.1
       Component:  Runtime System    |          Version:  7.6.3
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Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |     Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |       Difficulty:  Unknown
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Comment (by igloo):

 Replying to [comment:5 simonmar]:
 >
 > Anyway, for the application I need this for, we're using the RTS linker
 and not shared libraries.  So please don't make the RTS linker go away :-)

 My plan was to leave it in 7.8, but not used by default, and then to
 remove it from HEAD shortly after 7.8.1 is released. The goal is to stop
 maintaining the ghci linker, after all!

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