[GHC] #10568: Regression from 7.8.4, loading GLUT into GHCI fails on the Mac

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#10568: Regression from 7.8.4, loading GLUT into GHCI fails on the Mac
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        Reporter:  George      |                   Owner:
            Type:  bug         |                  Status:  new
        Priority:  normal      |               Milestone:  7.10.3
       Component:  Compiler    |                 Version:  7.10.2-rc1
      Resolution:              |                Keywords:
Operating System:  MacOS X     |            Architecture:  x86_64 (amd64)
 Type of failure:  GHCi crash  |               Test Case:
      Blocked By:              |                Blocking:
 Related Tickets:              |  Differential Revisions:
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Old description:

> ghci -V
> The Glorious Glasgow Haskell Compilation System, version 7.10.1.20150612
>

> ghci -package GLUT
> GHCi, version 7.10.1.20150612: http://www.haskell.org/ghc/  :? for help
> <command line>: can't load .so/.DLL for:
> /Library/Haskell/ghc-7.10.1.20150612-x86_64/lib/GLUT-2.7.0.1/libHSGLUT-2.7.0.1
> -4wlNyqnZsQF9mL67dfVCyA-ghc7.10.1.20150612.dylib
> (dlopen(/Library/Haskell/ghc-7.10.1.20150612-x86_64/lib/GLUT-2.7.0.1/libHSGLUT-2.7.0.1
> -4wlNyqnZsQF9mL67dfVCyA-ghc7.10.1.20150612.dylib, 5): Symbol not found:
> _glutBitmap8By13
>   Referenced from:
> /Library/Haskell/ghc-7.10.1.20150612-x86_64/lib/GLUT-2.7.0.1/libHSGLUT-2.7.0.1
> -4wlNyqnZsQF9mL67dfVCyA-ghc7.10.1.20150612.dylib
>   Expected in: flat namespace
>  in
> /Library/Haskell/ghc-7.10.1.20150612-x86_64/lib/GLUT-2.7.0.1/libHSGLUT-2.7.0.1
> -4wlNyqnZsQF9mL67dfVCyA-ghc7.10.1.20150612.dylib)
>
> This may be related to the fix for #10322 or the underlying problem
> reported there. The GLUT people are aware of this. They believe it is
> platform scpecific, a regression from 7.8.4 and probably a ghc issue. See
> https://github.com/haskell-opengl/GLUT/issues/19

New description:

 {{{
 $ ghci -V
 The Glorious Glasgow Haskell Compilation System, version 7.10.1.20150612

 $ ghci -package GLUT
 GHCi, version 7.10.1.20150612: http://www.haskell.org/ghc/  :? for help
 <command line>: can't load .so/.DLL for:
 /Library/Haskell/ghc-7.10.1.20150612-x86_64/lib/GLUT-2.7.0.1/libHSGLUT-2.7.0.1
 -4wlNyqnZsQF9mL67dfVCyA-ghc7.10.1.20150612.dylib
 (dlopen(/Library/Haskell/ghc-7.10.1.20150612-x86_64/lib/GLUT-2.7.0.1/libHSGLUT-2.7.0.1
 -4wlNyqnZsQF9mL67dfVCyA-ghc7.10.1.20150612.dylib, 5): Symbol not found:
 _glutBitmap8By13
   Referenced from:
 /Library/Haskell/ghc-7.10.1.20150612-x86_64/lib/GLUT-2.7.0.1/libHSGLUT-2.7.0.1
 -4wlNyqnZsQF9mL67dfVCyA-ghc7.10.1.20150612.dylib
   Expected in: flat namespace
  in
 /Library/Haskell/ghc-7.10.1.20150612-x86_64/lib/GLUT-2.7.0.1/libHSGLUT-2.7.0.1
 -4wlNyqnZsQF9mL67dfVCyA-ghc7.10.1.20150612.dylib)
 }}}

 This may be related to the fix for #10322 or the underlying problem
 reported there. The GLUT people are aware of this. They believe it is
 platform scpecific, a regression from 7.8.4 and probably a ghc issue. See
 https://github.com/haskell-opengl/GLUT/issues/19

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Comment (by hvr):

 improve markup in ticket description for readability

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