[GHC] #8919: Why is xhtml library installed but not exported to users?

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#8919: Why is xhtml library installed but not exported to users?
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        Reporter:  simons            |            Owner:
            Type:  bug               |           Status:  patch
        Priority:  normal            |        Milestone:  7.8.3
       Component:  Build System      |          Version:  7.8.2
      Resolution:                    |         Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |     Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
 Type of failure:  Other             |       Difficulty:  Unknown
       Test Case:                    |       Blocked By:
        Blocking:                    |  Related Tickets:
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Comment (by slyfox):

 Replying to [comment:20 hvr]:
 > Replying to [comment:19 nomeata]:
 > >>  As nomeata said in comment 16, we can simply ship our .so files in a
 private directory and make our dynamic programs search there (via RPATH or
 some other trick).
 > > Or via a „private version number” – it should be sufficient if they
 have a file name that’s different from any filename resulting from a
 separately packaged library.
 > If the purpose of those DSO are actually not really shared, what about
 simply linking them statically so that no orphaned DSOs are left over? Is
 there any value in having DSOs that are used by only one executable?

 (not very strong pro) Sometimes DSO linking is preferred (to reduce
 overall code size/exported amount of symbols) of a single module (as a
 workaround of host OS).

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