[GHC] #9498: GHC links against unversioned .so files

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#9498: GHC links against unversioned .so files
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        Reporter:  Kritzefitz        |                Owner:
            Type:  feature request   |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  7.6.3
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      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:  Debian
Operating System:  Linux             |         Architecture:
                                     |  Unknown/Multiple
 Type of failure:  Other             |            Test Case:
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Changes (by trommler):

 * cc: simonmar (added)


Comment:

 How about this for a fix in the static case:

 1. Prepare a dummy shared library `libHSC<package>.so` at build time where
 we use `ld` to deal with finding the right shared libraries. If the
 package depends on more than one C library still only one dummy shared
 library needs to be created.
 2. Install the dummy shared library with the static library
 `libHS<package>.a`
 3. Teach RTS linker to load the dummy shared library to satisfy C
 dependencies.

 I can look into this after #10458.

 CC'ing @simonmar

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