[Hackage] #600: Cabal should use -dynamic linking for executable when package configured --enable-shared

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#600: Cabal should use -dynamic linking for executable when package configured
--enable-shared
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  Reporter:  juhp           |        Owner:           
      Type:  defect         |       Status:  new      
  Priority:  normal         |    Milestone:  Cabal-1.8
 Component:  Cabal library  |      Version:  HEAD     
  Severity:  normal         |     Keywords:           
Difficulty:  unknown        |   Ghcversion:           
  Platform:  Linux          |  
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Comment(by juhp):

 Replying to [comment:4 KrzysztofSkrzetnicki]:
 > But I suspect that fixing #600 would solve the issue with cabal-install
 as well, right?

 I think so too.

 Replying to [comment:5 KrzysztofSkrzetnicki]:
 > It should also be noted that simply building with {{{ghc --make -dynamic
 program.hs}}} works correctly

 Right but that does not give you dynamic linking to your library, I think?

 > and so does {{{cabal install --enable-shared}}} with libraries.

 and no dynamic executable in this case.

 Have you tried dynamic and shared without profiling?

 (I guess the Cabal version metadata in trac needs updating
 I hope this can be fixed in 1.10.)

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