[GHC] #4013: build fails on OS X: Invalid Mach-O file:Address out of bounds while relocating object file

[GHC]

#4013: build fails on OS X: Invalid Mach-O file:Address out of bounds while
relocating object file
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        Reporter:  igloo                |                Owner:
            Type:  bug                  |               Status:  closed
        Priority:  high                 |            Milestone:  7.2.1
       Component:  Compiler             |              Version:  6.13
      Resolution:  fixed                |             Keywords:
Operating System:  MacOS X              |         Architecture:  x86
 Type of failure:  Building GHC failed  |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                       |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:                       |  Differential Rev(s):
       Wiki Page:                       |
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Comment (by bgamari):

 It seems that Apple has broken split-sections again; see #12479.

 Also, it's not clear that an autoconf check is enough to guarantee that
 users aren't affected by this issue. There's no reason to believe that the
 linker at `configure`-time is the same linker that will be used by the
 built compiler (consider, for instance, the case of a binary distribution
 built on a working toolchain but downloaded and used on a broken
 toolchain).

 I think we have little choice but to just disable split sections on OS X.

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