[GHC] #9237: GHC not recognizing INPUT(-llibrary) in linker scripts

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#9237: GHC not recognizing INPUT(-llibrary) in linker scripts
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        Reporter:  mmikolajczyk      |                Owner:
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:  8.0.1
       Component:  Runtime System    |              Version:  7.8.2
  (Linker)                           |
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Linux             |         Architecture:  x86_64
                                     |  (amd64)
 Type of failure:  GHCi crash        |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:  9498, 10458       |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:  #2615, #10046     |  Differential Rev(s):
       Wiki Page:                    |
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Changes (by trommler):

 * related:  2615, 10046 => #2615, #10046
 * blockedby:   => 9498, 10458


Comment:

 Replying to [comment:10 hgolden]:
 > > I still would like to avoid incurring dependencies on `.so`s that are
 really linker scripts, if possible...
 >
 > I don't see any way to avoid this unless we find a way to call `ld` as a
 helper. Doing this would be way beyond my level of understanding.
 I think this could be solved by my proposal in #9498 in the static case
 and #10458 in the dynamic case.

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