[GHC] #4068: GHC 6.12.2 on Mac OS X from GHC-6.12.2-i386.pkg fails with "Undefined symbols: "_iconv_close", referenced from: _hs_iconv_close in libHSbase-4.2.0.1.a(iconv.o) ..."

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#4068: GHC 6.12.2 on Mac OS X from GHC-6.12.2-i386.pkg fails with "Undefined
symbols: "_iconv_close", referenced from: _hs_iconv_close in
libHSbase-4.2.0.1.a(iconv.o) ..."
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  Reporter:  thorkilnaur         |          Owner:         
      Type:  bug                 |         Status:  closed 
  Priority:  high                |      Milestone:  6.12.3 
 Component:  Compiler            |        Version:  6.12.2 
Resolution:  invalid             |       Keywords:         
  Testcase:                      |      Blockedby:         
Difficulty:                      |             Os:  MacOS X
  Blocking:                      |   Architecture:  x86    
   Failure:  Compile-time crash  |  
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Changes (by maeder):

  * failure:  Other => Compile-time crash


Comment:

 Yet, why is iconv listed at all under "extra-libraries:" for the base
 package on Macs but not under linux? I suppose the bits of base using
 iconv could be linked statically into libHSbase-4.2.0.x.a

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