#5743: Configurably use system-provided libffi
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Reporter: nomeata | Owner: trommler
Type: feature request | Status: closed
Priority: normal | Milestone: 7.6.2
Component: Build System | Version: 7.2.1
Resolution: fixed | Keywords:
Os: Linux | Architecture: Unknown/Multiple
Failure: None/Unknown | Difficulty: Unknown
Testcase: | Blockedby:
Blocking: | Related: #4496
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Changes (by igloo):
* status: patch => closed
* resolution: => fixed
Comment:
In #4496 I said:
{{{
On the Mac I have /usr/lib/libffi.dylib and /usr/include/ffi/*.h.
However, I can't see any mingw tarballs that seem likely to include it.
}}}
I can't see any sign of libffi in mingw64 either.
I really don't like having this be conditional, but I can't see a better
alternative, so I've applied the patch. Thanks.
I'm not sure if it's worth listing the new flag explicitly on
http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/wiki/Building/Using#Runtheconfigurescript
as it'll only really be of interest to a handful of packagers, and that
page only tries to list the most common flags, leaving the rest to
`./configure --help`.
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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/5743#comment:14>
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