[GHC] #9907: "Unknown PEi386 section name `.text$printf'" error in GHCi on Windows

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#9907: "Unknown PEi386 section name `.text$printf'" error in GHCi on Windows
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       Reporter:  mmikolajczyk    |                   Owner:
           Type:  bug             |                  Status:  new
       Priority:  normal          |               Milestone:
      Component:  GHCi            |                 Version:  7.8.3
       Keywords:                  |        Operating System:  Windows
   Architecture:  x86_64 (amd64)  |         Type of failure:  GHCi crash
     Difficulty:  Unknown         |               Test Case:
     Blocked By:                  |                Blocking:
Related Tickets:                  |  Differential Revisions:
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 I work on a Haskell library interfacing with foreign C++ library. While
 trying to use it in GHCi on Windows 8.1 64bit, I encountered an error
 message that said:

 {{{
 <loading other libraries>
 Loading package library-0.1.0.0 ... <interactive>: Unknown PEi386 section
 name `
 .text$_ZNSt6vectorIcSaIcEED1Ev' (while processing: c:\path\to\file.o)
 ghc.exe: panic! (the 'impossible' happened)
 (GHC version 7.8.3 for i386-unknown-mingw32):
 loadObj "C:\\path\\to\\file.o": failed

 Please report this as a GHC bug: http://www.haskell.org/ghc/reportabug
 }}}

 I've prepared a minimal example triggering this bug and attached it to
 this bug report. On Linux (Arch 64bit), after cabal build and cabal repl
 it behaves as intended:

 {{{
 GHCi, version 7.8.3: http://www.haskell.org/ghc/  :? for help
 Loading package ghc-prim ... linking ... done.
 Loading package integer-gmp ... linking ... done.
 Loading package base ... linking ... done.
 Loading object (static) dist/build/cbits/ex.o ... done
 final link ... done
 [1 of 1] Compiling Example          ( Example.hs, interpreted )
 Ok, modules loaded: Example.
 λ: foo
 Test
 }}}

 However, on Windows 8.1 it crashes while loading object file:

 {{{
 GHCi, version 7.8.3: http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ :? for help
 Loading package ghc-prim ... linking ... done.
 Loading package integer-gmp ... linking ... done.
 Loading package base ... linking ... done.
 Loading object (static) dist\build\cbits\ex.o ... ghc.exe: Unknown PEi386
 sectio
 n name `.text$printf' (while processing: dist\build\cbits\ex.o)
 ghc.exe: panic! (the 'impossible' happened)
 (GHC version 7.8.3 for i386-unknown-mingw32):
 loadObj "dist\\build\\cbits\\ex.o": failed

 Please report this as a GHC bug: http://www.haskell.org/ghc/reportabug
 }}}

 Crashing in GHCi means that I cannot use it with programs that contain TH
 splices, what is important for me.

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