[GHC] #2021: let ghc find framework header files and link with frameworks located in $HOME/Library/Frameworks

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#2021: let ghc find framework header files and link with frameworks located in
$HOME/Library/Frameworks
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 Reporter:  maeder           |          Owner:             
     Type:  feature request  |         Status:  new        
 Priority:  normal           |      Milestone:  6.10 branch
Component:  Compiler         |        Version:  6.8.2      
 Severity:  normal           |     Resolution:             
 Keywords:                   |     Difficulty:  Easy (1 hr)
 Testcase:                   |   Architecture:  Multiple   
       Os:  MacOS X          |  
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Comment (by thorkilnaur):

 As mentioned earlier, searching for frameworks in $HOME/Library/Frameworks
 is different from the behaviour of  other Mac OS X tools like gcc and ld
 in similar situations. It is not supported by the description of
 frameworks in the Apple document referred to earlier. I believe that we
 should refrain from explicitly introducing such incompatible behaviour.

 For an example of the disadvantage that a user may experience, say that I
 at some point install some framework in $HOME/Library/Frameworks to be
 used in some other context than GHC. If this framework matches some
 framework which is actually used by my Haskell code, but behaves
 differently - it could be a different version - then I would experience
 changed behaviour of my Haskell code. This is the sort of confusion that
 may require real work to untangle.

 So it is my recommandation that we do not introduce this change.

 Best regards
 Thorkil

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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/2021#comment:6>
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