[GHC] #9907: "Unknown PEi386 section name `.text$printf'" error in GHCi on Windows

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#9907: "Unknown PEi386 section name `.text$printf'" error in GHCi on Windows
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        Reporter:  mmikolajczyk      |                   Owner:
            Type:  bug               |                  Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |               Milestone:  7.10.1
       Component:  GHCi              |                 Version:  7.8.3
      Resolution:                    |                Keywords:
Operating System:  Windows           |            Architecture:  x86
 Type of failure:  GHCi crash        |               Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |                Blocking:
 Related Tickets:  #7103, #10051,    |  Differential Revisions:  Phab:D671
  #7056, #8546                       |
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Changes (by ezyang):

 * owner:  Phyx- =>
 * status:  closed => new
 * resolution:  fixed =>


Comment:

 I am reopening this ticket, because by suppressing these errors we have
 opened up users to a more pernicious situation: GHC silently ignores a
 section it doesn't understand (failing to map it into memory) when a
 program ACTUALLY needs it to function. Previously, it was pretty obvious
 that something bad had happened and it was because GHC didn't support a
 section, but now the errors can be a lot more obscure, e.g. #10672 and
 #10563.

 Is there any reason we can't take an alternate approach, where by default
 we attempt to map in ALL sections in an object file, except ones we've
 specifically blacklisted?

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