[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:  high              |   Milestone:  7.6.1           
   Component:  Compiler          |     Version:  7.2.1           
    Keywords:                    |          Os:  Unknown/Multiple
Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple  |     Failure:  None/Unknown    
  Difficulty:  Unknown           |    Testcase:                  
   Blockedby:                    |    Blocking:                  
     Related:                    |  
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Changes (by simonpj):

  * difficulty:  => Unknown
  * milestone:  7.4.2 => 7.6.1


Comment:

 There is real work here, to fix our DIY linker to run constructors when we
 dynamically load static libraries in GHCi.  Our ultimate goal is to do
 dynamic linking by default, so then we wouldn't have any static libraries,
 and this whole issue would go away.

 So we're punting to 7.6.

 Simon

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