[GHC] #11744: Latest Xcode update violates POSIX compliance of `nm -P`

[George Colpitts]

I can confirm that what Ben says is true for me using XCode 8.1


On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 6:21 PM GHC <ghc-devs at haskell.org> wrote:

> #11744: Latest Xcode update violates POSIX compliance of `nm -P`
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>         Reporter:  hvr           |                Owner:
>             Type:  bug           |               Status:  new
>         Priority:  highest       |            Milestone:
>        Component:  Build System  |              Version:
>       Resolution:                |             Keywords:
> Operating System:  MacOS X       |         Architecture:  x86_64 (amd64)
>  Type of failure:  None/Unknown  |            Test Case:
>       Blocked By:                |             Blocking:
>  Related Tickets:                |  Differential Rev(s):  phab:D2113
>        Wiki Page:                |
> ---------------------------------+--------------------------------------
>
> Comment (by bgamari):
>
>  It actually appears that the latest XCode release (8.1) fixes this. It
>  shouldn't be necessary to use `nm-classic` with,
>  {{{
>  $ nm --version
>  Apple LLVM version 8.0.0 (clang-800.0.38)
>    Optimized build.
>    Default target: x86_64-apple-darwin16.0.0
>    Host CPU: haswell
>  }}}
>
> --
> Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/11744#comment:20>
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