[GHC] #8094: Intermittent segfault when using ghc-7.6.3 -e on OSX 10.6.8

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#8094: Intermittent segfault when using ghc-7.6.3 -e on OSX 10.6.8
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        Reporter:  rampion        |            Owner:
            Type:  bug            |           Status:  new
        Priority:  normal         |        Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler       |          Version:  7.6.3
      Resolution:                 |         Keywords:
Operating System:  MacOS X        |     Architecture:  x86_64 (amd64)
 Type of failure:  Runtime crash  |       Difficulty:  Unknown
       Test Case:                 |       Blocked By:
        Blocking:                 |  Related Tickets:
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Comment (by thoughtpolice):

 If you're using Snow Leopard, yes, there will be problems.

 From what I remember, I think the reason for this has something to do with
 the fact the build machines use XCode 4.1+ (which is only available on
 Lion and beyond,) and that causes weird dynamic linking behavior when
 running on older OS X machines.

 Here's an idea. Last year I made a build of GHC 7.4.1 on OS X Snow
 Leopard, using GHC 7.2.1 ( the last binary distribution built on Snow
 Leopard IIRC.) I think it is an official release and not an RC, if I
 remember correctly:

 http://community.haskell.org/~thoughtpolice/ghc-741-osx-sl/

 I would suggest using the binary distribution (.bz2) and not the
 installer. This way you can  install it to another directory using
 `./configure --prefix=$HOME/ghc-741-sl; make install`, and then set your
 `$PATH` appropriately to use it. Can you then try and build the 7.6.3
 source code? See if GHCi works correctly.

 Unfortunately I no longer have access to any pre-Mountain Lion OS X
 machines.

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