[GHC] #12755: Build from source fails on Ubuntu 16.10: ld: -r and -pie may not be used together

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#12755: Build from source fails on Ubuntu 16.10: ld: -r and -pie may not be used
together
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        Reporter:  SamuelMarks       |                Owner:
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  closed
        Priority:  high              |            Milestone:  8.0.2
       Component:  Build System      |              Version:  8.0.1
      Resolution:  duplicate         |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Linux             |         Architecture:  x86_64
 Type of failure:  Building GHC      |  (amd64)
  failed                             |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:  #12759            |  Differential Rev(s):
       Wiki Page:                    |
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Comment (by bgamari):

 > What is the plan for binary releases regarding this change? Seeing as
 the decision about whether to pass -no-pie is made at build time, will
 there be a version available for those whose gcc is too old to support it?

 Oh dear, right. I suppose this will need to be placed in `settings`.
 Thanks for pointing that out.

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