[GHC] #10955: GHC on windows does not resolve DLL dependencies

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#10955: GHC on windows does not resolve DLL dependencies
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        Reporter:  Phyx-             |                Owner:  Phyx-
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:  8.0.1
       Component:  Runtime System    |              Version:  7.10.2
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Operating System:  Windows           |         Architecture:
                                     |  Unknown/Multiple
 Type of failure:  Runtime crash     |            Test Case:
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Comment (by Phyx-):

 There are new APIs introduced in Windows vista+ that allow us to modify
 the loader load path reliably.

 However this means dropping XP support. If XP Support is required we can
 resort to modifying the `PATH` variables.

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