[GHC] #2021: let ghc find framework header files and link with frameworks located in $HOME/Library/Frameworks

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#2021: let ghc find framework header files and link with frameworks located in
$HOME/Library/Frameworks
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 Reporter:  maeder           |          Owner:             
     Type:  feature request  |         Status:  new        
 Priority:  normal           |      Milestone:             
Component:  Compiler         |        Version:  6.8.2      
 Severity:  normal           |     Resolution:             
 Keywords:                   |     Difficulty:  Easy (1 hr)
 Testcase:                   |   Architecture:  Multiple   
       Os:  MacOS X          |  
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Comment (by guest):

 Replying to [comment:1 thorkilnaur]:
 >
 > If the problem is that GHC is not able to pass enough framework-related
 parameters to gcc, ld, and possibly other programs, then that is the
 problem to be solved. That would also allow someone to store local
 frameworks in any desired location, in addition to
 $HOME/Library/Frameworks.

 GHC can pass -F (the only relevant parameter, I believe) to `gcc` and `ld`
 just fine.  The problem IMHO is that there's no way to run the build of
 ghc+libraries as a whole against an extra framework directory without
 editing several different `Makefile` and/or `.cabal` files.

 I think this problem will be solved when at most one change is required
 to, for example, link the build against a version of
 `GNUreadline.framework` which is in a nonstandard location.  That "change"
 could be one of (but not limited to): editing `mk/build.mk` or
 `readline.cabal`, or passing a configure flag.

 Incidentally, the above was my reason for proposing the following Cabal
 enhancement: http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/hackage/ticket/189

 -Judah

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