[GHC] #7097: linker fails to load package with binding to foreign library

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#7097: linker fails to load package with binding to foreign library
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    Reporter:  nus             |       Owner:              
        Type:  bug             |      Status:  new         
    Priority:  normal          |   Milestone:              
   Component:  Runtime System  |     Version:  7.4.2       
    Keywords:                  |          Os:  Windows     
Architecture:  x86             |     Failure:  None/Unknown
  Difficulty:  Unknown         |    Testcase:              
   Blockedby:                  |    Blocking:              
     Related:  2283            |  
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Changes (by simonmar):

  * difficulty:  => Unknown


Comment:

 When linking the binary, how does the linker know it also needs
 `ws2_32.dll`?

 I wonder why GHCi doesn't also find `libws2_32.a`?  Maybe it isn't on the
 search path for some reason.

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