[GHC] #15112: ghc 8.4.2 on OS X: clang: warning: argument unused during compilation: '-nopie'

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#15112: ghc 8.4.2 on OS X: clang: warning: argument unused during compilation:
'-nopie'
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        Reporter:  elaforge      |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  bug           |               Status:  new
        Priority:  highest       |            Milestone:  8.6.1
       Component:  Compiler      |              Version:  8.4.2
      Resolution:                |             Keywords:
Operating System:  MacOS X       |         Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
 Type of failure:  None/Unknown  |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:                |  Differential Rev(s):
       Wiki Page:                |
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Changes (by goldfire):

 * priority:  normal => highest
 * milestone:  8.8.1 => 8.6.1


Comment:

 I'm going to bump the priority here.

 I just downloaded the 8.4.3 (yes, I know, behind the times) binaries for
 my Mac and installed them with `./configure; make install`. Now, every
 time I link an executable, I get

 {{{
 clang: warning: argument unused during compilation: '-nopie' [-Wunused-
 command-line-argument]
 }}}

 I downloaded straight from `downloads.haskell.org/~ghc/8.4.3`.

 As comment:7 suggests, if I adjust the `settings` file, all is well. It
 seems easy enough to fix this, and we're giving a bad user experience
 without this fix.

 If you disagree with my priority bump (either because, say, there's
 something unique about my setup which makes my experience atypical; or
 because this is actually hard to fix and shouldn't be a release blocker)
 feel free to reverse my actions.

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Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/15112#comment:11>
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