[GHC] #12759: Latest Debian GCC breaks GHC

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#12759: Latest Debian GCC breaks GHC
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        Reporter:  erikd             |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  closed
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:  8.0.2
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  8.0.1
      Resolution:  fixed             |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Linux             |         Architecture:
                                     |  Unknown/Multiple
 Type of failure:  Other             |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:  #12755, #11834,   |  Differential Rev(s):  Phab:D2707
  #9007                              |
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Comment (by msuchanek):

 This is still broken in 8.0.2

 [   43s] + /usr/bin/xz -dc
 /home/abuild/rpmbuild/SOURCES/ghc-8.0.2-src.tar.xz
 ...
 [   48s] checking whether GCC supports -no-pie... yes
 ...
 [ 1985s] /usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-suse-linux/6/../../../../x86_64-suse-
 linux/bin/ld:
 /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/ghc-8.0.2/rts/dist/build/libHSrts.a(AutoApply.o):
 relocation R_X86_64_32 against `.rodata' can not be used when making a
 shared object; recompile with -fPIC
 [ 1985s] /usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-suse-linux/6/../../../../x86_64-suse-
 linux/bin/ld: final link failed: Nonrepresentable section on output
 [ 1985s] collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
 [ 1985s] `gcc' failed in phase `Linker'. (Exit code: 1)
 [ 1985s] make[1]: *** [utils/ghc-cabal/ghc.mk:89: utils/ghc-cabal/dist-
 install/build/tmp/ghc-cabal] Error 1

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