[GHC] #9176: GHC not generating dyn_hi files

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#9176: GHC not generating dyn_hi files
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        Reporter:  heatsink  |            Owner:
            Type:  bug       |           Status:  new
        Priority:  normal    |        Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler  |          Version:  7.9
      Resolution:            |         Keywords:  dynamic
Operating System:  MacOS X   |     Architecture:  x86_64 (amd64)
 Type of failure:  Other     |       Difficulty:  Unknown
       Test Case:            |       Blocked By:
        Blocking:            |  Related Tickets:
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Description changed by heatsink:

Old description:

> In some situations, GHC terminates successfully and generates a `dyn_o`
> file, but no `dyn_hi` file.  As a result, a package that contains a
> library seems to build successfully, but fails to install.  I narrowed
> the problem down to the following test case.  I compile it with `ghc
> --make -shared -dynamic-too Foo`.  It seems to be Parsec-related, but I
> don't know how to trace it further.
>
> {{{
> module Foo where
> import Text.ParserCombinators.Parsec
> }}}
>
> Parsec was installed with `cabal install --reinstall --user --enable-
> shared --disable-library-profiling parsec-3.1.5`.  Some Parsec modules do
> not cause the missing `dyn_hi` file.  For instance, all output files are
> created if Foo imports `Text.Parsec.Pos` instead of
> `Text.ParserCombinators.Parsec`.
>
> My installed Parsec library does not seem to be broken.  I can link and
> run `main = parseTest (char 'a') "a"` in both `-dynamic` and `-static`
> modes, and I can also use Parsec from GHCi.
>
> GHC was built from source, commit
> 9e10963e394680dbb1b964c66cb428a2aa03df09, compiled by GHC 7.6.3 with
> XCode 5.1.1 on OS X 10.9.3.

New description:

 In some situations, GHC terminates successfully and generates a `dyn_o`
 file, but no `dyn_hi` file.  As a result, a package that contains a
 library seems to build successfully, but fails to install.  I narrowed the
 problem down to the following test case.  I compile it with `ghc --make
 -shared -dynamic-too Foo`.  It seems to be Parsec-related, but I don't
 know how to trace it further.

 {{{
 module Foo where
 import Text.ParserCombinators.Parsec
 }}}

 Parsec was installed with `cabal install --reinstall --user --enable-
 shared --disable-library-profiling parsec-3.1.5`.  Some Parsec modules do
 not cause the missing `dyn_hi` file.  For instance, all output files are
 created if Foo imports `Text.Parsec.Pos` instead of
 `Text.ParserCombinators.Parsec`.

 My installed Parsec library seems to be working correctly.  I can link and
 run `main = parseTest (char 'a') "a"` in both `-dynamic` and `-static`
 modes, and I can also use Parsec from GHCi.

 GHC was built from source, commit
 9e10963e394680dbb1b964c66cb428a2aa03df09, compiled by GHC 7.6.3 with XCode
 5.1.1 on OS X 10.9.3.

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