$ strace -oghci-failure.log ghci -v GHCi, version 6.10.4: http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ :? for help Glasgow Haskell Compiler, Version 6.10.4, for Haskell 98, stage 2 booted by GHC Using package config file: /usr/lib64/ghc-6.10.4/./package.conf hiding package base-3.0.3.1 to avoid conflict with later version base-4.1.0.0 wired-in package ghc-prim mapped to ghc-prim-0.1.0.0 wired-in package integer mapped to integer-0.1.0.1 wired-in package base mapped to base-4.1.0.0 wired-in package rts mapped to rts-1.0 wired-in package haskell98 mapped to haskell98-1.0.1.0 wired-in package syb mapped to syb-0.1.0.1 wired-in package template-haskell mapped to template-haskell-2.3.0.1 wired-in package dph-seq[""] not found. wired-in package dph-par[""] not found. Hsc static flags: -static Loading package ghc-prim ... linking ... done. Loading package integer ... linking ... done. Loading package base ... linking ... done. hiding package base-3.0.3.1 to avoid conflict with later version base-4.1.0.0 wired-in package ghc-prim mapped to ghc-prim-0.1.0.0 wired-in package integer mapped to integer-0.1.0.1 wired-in package base mapped to base-4.1.0.0 wired-in package rts mapped to rts-1.0 wired-in package haskell98 mapped to haskell98-1.0.1.0 wired-in package syb mapped to syb-0.1.0.1 wired-in package template-haskell mapped to template-haskell-2.3.0.1 wired-in package dph-seq[""] not found. wired-in package dph-par[""] not found. Prelude> Leaving GHCi. *** Deleting temp files: Deleting: *** Deleting temp dirs: Deleting: