[GHC] #16144: Provide integer-simple builds on Windows.

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#16144: Provide integer-simple builds on Windows.
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        Reporter:  pjljvdlaar        |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  feature request   |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  8.7
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Operating System:  Windows           |         Architecture:
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 Type of failure:  Other             |            Test Case:
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Comment (by pjljvdlaar):

 See e.g. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/140061/when-to-use-dynamic-
 vs-static-libraries

    if you are using LGPL licensed code and you link statically against a
 LGPL library (and
    thus create one big binary), your code automatically becomes Open
 Sourced (free as in
    freedom) LGPL code.


 Hence, since GHC on windows statically links its libraries with my source
 code: all my source code is LGPL code when I want to support the windows
 platform.
 For most organizations, a LGPL license is NOT acceptable. So maybe the
 title should have been ensuring acceptable license of software developed
 with GHC on all platforms.

 And indeed, for now releasing an integer-simple ghc version does the
 trick, but I think GHC should address the general problem to become
 acceptable/ increase usage on the windows platform!

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