[GHC] #13845: Runtime linker too eagerly checks for symbol names

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#13845: Runtime linker too eagerly checks for symbol names
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        Reporter:  RyanGlScott       |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  closed
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Runtime System    |              Version:  8.0.1
  (Linker)                           |
      Resolution:  invalid           |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
                                     |  Unknown/Multiple
 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
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Changes (by RyanGlScott):

 * status:  new => closed
 * resolution:   => invalid


Comment:

 Indeed, you can also work around this by using `-fobject-code`, which does
 //not// load all top-level definitions.

 {{{
 $ runghc --ghc-arg=-fobject-code Bug.hs
 Hello, World!
 }}}

 In short, this isn't a real bug.

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