On Gentoo 17.0 Profile, where there is -fPIC enforced, this version fails for reasons possibly similar to the ones in bug #606666 (OOo, bad omen) * Package: dev-lang/ghc-7.8.4 * Repository: gentoo * Maintainer: haskell@gentoo.org * USE: abi_x86_64 amd64 elibc_glibc gmp kernel_linux userland_GNU * FEATURES: ccache preserve-libs sandbox test userpriv usersandbox * PT_PAX marking -m /var/tmp/portage/dev-lang/ghc-7.8.4/work/usr/lib64/ghc-7.8.4/bin/ghc with paxctl * XATTR_PAX marking -me /var/tmp/portage/dev-lang/ghc-7.8.4/work/usr/lib64/ghc-7.8.4/bin/ghc with setfattr * Applying ghc-7.0.4-CHOST-prefix.patch ... * Applying ghc-7.8.1_rc1-libbfd.patch ... * Applying ghc-7.8.2-cgen-constify.patch ... * Applying ghc-7.8.3-prim-lm.patch ... * Applying ghc-7.6.3-preserve-inplace-xattr.patch ... * Applying ghc-7.8.4-ia64-CLOSUREs.patch ... * Applying ghc-7.8.4-ia64-CLOSUREs-regenerated.patch ... * Applying ghc-7.8.3-linker-warn.patch ... * Applying ghc-7.8.3-pic-sparc.patch ... * Applying ghc-7.8.3-ppc32-fPIC.patch ... * Applying ghc-7.8.4-gold.patch ... * Running eautoreconf in '/var/tmp/portage/dev-lang/ghc-7.8.4/work/ghc-7.8.4' ... * Running autoconf --force ... * Running autoheader ... * ERROR: dev-lang/ghc-7.8.4::gentoo failed (configure phase): * econf failed .... checking whether bootstrap compiler is affected by bug 9439... /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/7.2.0/../../../../x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/bin /ld: conftestghc.o: relocation R_X86_64_32S against symbol `stg_bh_upd_frame_info' can not be used when making a shared object; recompile with -fPIC /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/7.2.0/../../../../x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/bin/ld: /var/tmp/portage/dev-lang/ghc-7.8.4/work/usr/lib64/ghc-7.8 .4/base-4.7.0.2/libHSbase-4.7.0.2.a(Base__114.o): relocation R_X86_64_32S against symbol `stg_bh_upd_frame_info' can not be used when mak ing a shared object; recompile with -fPIC /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/7.2.0/../../../../x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/bin/ld: /var/tmp/portage/dev-lang/ghc-7.8.4/work/usr/lib64/ghc-7.8 .4/base-4.7.0.2/libHSbase-4.7.0.2.a(Base__115.o): relocation R_X86_64_32S against symbol `stg_bh_upd_frame_info' can not be used when mak ing a shared object; recompile with -fPIC .... /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/7.2.0/../../../../x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/bin/ld: /var/tmp/portage/dev-lang/ghc-7.8.4/work/usr/lib64/ghc-7.8 .4/base-4.7.0.2/libHSbase-4.7.0.2.a(Internals__1.o): warning: relocation against `utime@@GLIBC_2.2.5' in readonly section `.text' /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/7.2.0/../../../../x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/bin/ld: final link failed: Nonrepresentable section on output collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status ./configure: line 3229: ./conftestghc: No such file or directory <no location info>: Warning: Couldn't figure out LLVM version! Make sure you have installed LLVM ghc: could not execute: opt failed to compile checking build system type... x86_64-pc-linux-gnu checking host system type... x86_64-pc-linux-gnu checking target system type... x86_64-pc-linux-gnu GHC build : x86_64-unknown-linux GHC host : x86_64-unknown-linux GHC target : x86_64-unknown-linux configure: Building in-tree ghc-pwd /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/7.2.0/../../../../x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/bin/ld: utils/ghc-pwd/dist-boot/Main.o: relocation R_X86_64_32S ag ainst `.text' can not be used when making a shared object; recompile with -fPIC /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/7.2.0/../../../../x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/bin/ld: /var/tmp/portage/dev-lang/ghc-7.8.4/work/usr/lib64/ghc-7.8 .4/unix-2.7.0.1/libHSunix-2.7.0.1.a(Directory__14.o): relocation R_X86_64_32 against symbol `base_ForeignziMarshalziAlloc_mallocBytes2_cl osure' can not be used when making a shared object; recompile with -fPIC ... /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/7.2.0/../../../../x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/bin/ld: /var/tmp/portage/dev-lang/ghc-7.8.4/work/usr/lib64/ghc-7.8 .4/base-4.7.0.2/libHSbase-4.7.0.2.a(Internals__1.o): warning: relocation against `tcsetattr@@GLIBC_2.2.5' in readonly section `.text' /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/7.2.0/../../../../x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/bin/ld: final link failed: Nonrepresentable section on output collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status configure: error: Building ghc-pwd failed ... 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Created attachment 507018 [details] ghc-7.8.4:20171128-185318.log.gz
Do you need ghc-7.8 for something specific? ghc-7.10 should generally have better PIC support.
Not particularly, it just cropped up as a test target on my box due to recent changes, and subsequently I figure that given this sort of problem, the affected version should start on the road to being removed ( either by simply masking it or actual removal ), because in a near future, it will cease to be installable.
Can be closed. Not any more relevant since this ghc version is not any more in portage.
