[GHC] #8156: amd64 + in-tree gmp build broken

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#8156: amd64 + in-tree gmp build broken
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        Reporter:  errge             |                Owner:
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  closed
        Priority:  low               |            Milestone:
       Component:  Build System      |              Version:  7.7
      Resolution:  fixed             |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:  x86_64
 Type of failure:  Building GHC      |  (amd64)
  failed                             |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:  #4022 #4366       |  Differential Rev(s):
  #4374                              |
       Wiki Page:                    |
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Changes (by rwbarton):

 * status:  infoneeded => closed
 * resolution:   => fixed


Comment:

 This was fixed by the new integer-gmp library in 7.10, which applies the
 following patch (part of `libraries/integer-gmp/gmp/gmpsrc.patch`) to
 build GMP with `-fPIC` unconditionally:
 {{{#!diff
 --- gmp-5.0.3/configure 2012-02-03 16:52:49.000000000 +0100
 +++ gmpbuild/configure  2014-11-07 23:46:33.629758238 +0100
 @@ -3937,8 +3937,8 @@
  #
  cclist="gcc cc"

 -gcc_cflags="-O2 -pedantic"
 -gcc_64_cflags="-O2 -pedantic"
 +gcc_cflags="-O2 -pedantic -fPIC"
 +gcc_64_cflags="-O2 -pedantic -fPIC"
  cc_cflags="-O"
  cc_64_cflags="-O"

 }}}

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