[GHC] #5435: GHCi linker should run constructors for linked libraries

[GHC]

#5435: GHCi linker should run constructors for linked libraries
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    Reporter:  pumpkin           |        Owner:              
        Type:  bug               |       Status:  new         
    Priority:  normal            |    Milestone:              
   Component:  Compiler          |      Version:  7.2.1       
    Keywords:                    |     Testcase:              
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          Os:  Unknown/Multiple  |     Blocking:              
Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple  |      Failure:  None/Unknown
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Comment(by simonmar):

 see also #5386

 Note that if you put the constructor in a shared library (.so or .dll)
 then the constructor will be run when the library is loaded, because GHCi
 invokes the system linker for these.

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