[GHC] #5063: unix package has untracked dependency on libbsd

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#5063: unix package has untracked dependency on libbsd
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        Reporter:  duncan            |                Owner:  trommler
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  upstream
        Priority:  low               |            Milestone:  8.2.1
       Component:  Core Libraries    |              Version:  7.0.3
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Comment (by hvr):

 Replying to [comment:15 bgamari]:
 > What is the status of this? It seems like there have been no patches
 submitted upstream to resolve this.

 Tbh, based on

 > If the system that the package is built on has libbsd installed then
 it'll use it. But if the target system does not have this C lib then the
 HsUnix.h header is broken on such systems.

 This doesn't sound like an issue in `unix`, but rather an inherent issue
 with binaries built on a build-environment which is different from the
 target/deployment environment. I wouldn't consider this a bug in `unix`.
 It works as designed, as `unix` when configured tries to use as many
 features as available in the build environment.

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