[GHC] #1066: MacOSX powerpc gcc 3.3/4.0 and unknown symbol `_printf$LDBLStub'

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#1066: MacOSX powerpc gcc 3.3/4.0 and unknown symbol `_printf$LDBLStub'
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 Reporter:  gracjan-agh.edu.pl  |          Owner:             
     Type:  bug                 |         Status:  new        
 Priority:  normal              |      Milestone:             
Component:  Compiler            |        Version:  6.6        
 Severity:  minor               |     Resolution:             
 Keywords:                      |     Difficulty:  Easy (1 hr)
 Testcase:                      |   Architecture:  powerpc    
       Os:  MacOS X             |  
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Changes (by wolfgang):

  * difficulty:  Unknown => Easy (1 hr)
  * severity:  normal => minor

Comment:

 Is there any reason to still use ghc 3.3?

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 This is a problem with the underlying GCC, which always fails when trying
 to link a gcc4-compiled .o file that references printf:


 {{{
 gould:~/Experiments wolfgang$ gcc-4.0 -arch ppc -c hello.c
 gould:~/Experiments wolfgang$ gcc-3.3 -arch ppc hello.o
 ld: Undefined symbols:
 _printf$LDBLStub
 }}}

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 Fixing this involves
  * checking for -lSystemStubs availability during configure
  * adding it to the libs required by the RTS, if available
  * maybe doing the above olnly on powerpc-apple-darwin, as the lib is
 empty & useless on i386.

 I'd hate to have to touch a configure script to fix a bug that is so easy
 to work around... any other volunteers?

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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/1066>
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