[GHC] #3658: Dynamically link GHCi (and use system linker) on platforms that support it

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#3658: Dynamically link GHCi (and use system linker) on platforms that support it
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              Reporter:  simonmar    |            Owner:  thoughtpolice
                  Type:  task        |           Status:  closed
              Priority:  normal      |        Milestone:  7.8.4
             Component:  GHCi        |          Version:  6.10.4
            Resolution:  fixed       |         Keywords:  dynamic link
      Operating System:              |     Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
  Unknown/Multiple                   |       Difficulty:  Unknown
       Type of failure:              |       Blocked By:
  None/Unknown                       |  Related Tickets:
             Test Case:              |
              Blocking:  1883,       |
  3242, 3372, 3654, 4244, 5062,      |
  5197, 6107, 7072, 7103, 7316,      |
  7389, 7475, 7687                   |
Differential Revisions:              |
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Changes (by thoughtpolice):

 * status:  new => closed
 * resolution:   => fixed
 * blockedby:  5987 =>


Comment:

 I'm going to close this out of the rationale that #5987 is really a
 regression: dynamically linked GHC should work on Windows, but currently
 doesn't. Nonetheless, we do link on platforms where we support it.

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Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/3658#comment:55>
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