[GHC] #3333: GHCi doesn't load weak symbols

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#3333: GHCi doesn't load weak symbols
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  Reporter:  heatsink      |          Owner:                       
      Type:  bug           |         Status:  new                  
  Priority:  normal        |      Milestone:  7.6.2                
 Component:  GHCi          |        Version:  6.10.4               
Resolution:                |       Keywords:  weak, dynamic loading
        Os:  Linux         |   Architecture:  x86                  
   Failure:  None/Unknown  |     Difficulty:  Unknown              
  Testcase:                |      Blockedby:  3658                 
  Blocking:                |        Related:                       
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Changes (by igloo):

  * owner:  akio =>
  * status:  patch => new


Comment:

 Replying to [comment:26 akio]:
 > Replying to [comment:24 igloo]:
 > Why is this blocked by #3658? Isn't the ability to load a static C++
 object file independent to the ability to use the system linker?

 We could fix it in our own linker, but I think it would be a waste of
 effort when we're removing our linker and using the system linker instead.

 In HEAD we're already using the system linker on Elf platforms by default
 (except for FreeBSD, due to a bug in their system linker, but even there
 we will switch to the system linker once 7.8 is branched).

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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/3333#comment:29>
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