[GHC] #9012: HPC is broken (relocation R_386_GOTOFF against undefined symbol can not be used when making a shared object)

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#9012: HPC is broken (relocation R_386_GOTOFF against undefined symbol can not be
used when making a shared object)
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        Reporter:  Feuerbach         |            Owner:
            Type:  bug               |           Status:  patch
        Priority:  high              |        Milestone:  7.8.4
       Component:  Compiler          |          Version:  7.8.2
      Resolution:                    |         Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |     Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |       Difficulty:  Unknown
       Test Case:                    |       Blocked By:
        Blocking:                    |  Related Tickets:
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Comment (by rwbarton):

 I don't understand how one is supposed to actually use these HPC libraries
 as the `.mix` files don't seem to be installed anywhere by cabal. What are
 the people who encounter this issue actually trying to do?

 I did manage to do some manual tests and noticed a difference in behavior
 between the static and dynamic libraries: there are more packages included
 in the `.tix` file with the dynamic libraries. I don't understand why or
 know whether this is a good thing or a bad thing.

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