[GHC] #8734: 7.8.1 rc1 ghci won't load compiled files

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#8734: 7.8.1 rc1 ghci won't load compiled files
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        Reporter:  George                       |            Owner:
            Type:  bug                          |           Status:  closed
        Priority:  high                         |        Milestone:  7.8.1
       Component:  Documentation                |          Version:
      Resolution:  invalid                      |  7.8.1-rc1
Operating System:  MacOS X                      |         Keywords:
 Type of failure:  Incorrect result at runtime  |     Architecture:
       Test Case:                               |  Unknown/Multiple
        Blocking:                               |       Difficulty:
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Changes (by George):

 * component:  GHCi => Documentation


Comment:

 Then perhaps this is a doc bug?  The GHC users guide. Ch.2, sec 3 on
 loading compiled code (../ghc-7.8.20140130/docs/users_guide/users_guide
 /ghci-compiled.html) has: "When loading up source modules with :load, GHCi
 normally looks for any corresponding compiled object files, and will use
 one in preference to interpreting the source if possible.

 Is there any design doc on the dynamic linking changes that you could
 point me to? Also some user documentation on how to use dyn_o files in
 conjunction with ghci?

 Thanks for everybody's quick response. I;m hoping there is some
 documentation that you can point me at to get up too speed. I've probably
 missed some obvious things. Thanks again.

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