[GHC] #14444: Linker limit on OS X Sierra breaks builds for big projects

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#14444: Linker limit on OS X Sierra breaks builds for big projects
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        Reporter:  dredozubov        |                Owner:  angerman
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  8.2.1
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Operating System:  MacOS X           |         Architecture:
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 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |            Test Case:
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Comment (by jship):

 We have worked around this issue by following in the Nix folks' footsteps
 and using a wrapper script around `ld` to recursively subdivide the
 dependencies into a tree of re-exporting delegate libraries.

 The script, an example using aosivitz repro, and more info about this
 issue is available here:
 https://github.com/Simspace/ld-wrapper-macos

 The example in the repo shows how the wrapper script can be used to
 successfully build a project with 750 direct dependencies.

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