Linker error when using mwc-random

[vagarenko]

When trying to compile a package which depends on mwc-random-0.13.4.0. I'm getting this error:

...\.cabal-sandbox\i386-windows-ghc-7.10.2\mwc-random-0.13.4.0-
IZNPKV7FK5fI4SNfIqKUW6/libHSmwc-random-0.13.4.0-
IZNPKV7FK5fI4SNfIqKUW6_p.a(MWC.p_o):fake:(.text+0x164a): undefined reference to 
`SystemFunction036@8'
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status

Windows 7 GHC version 7.10.2, 32 bit.

mwc-random-0.13.3.2 works fine.

[Shimuuar]

Looks like issue was introduced in #52. As a workaround you can use 0.13.3.2

@thoughtpolice which windows did you use to test #52?

[thoughtpolice]

I did this on Windows 10. But SystemFunction036 should be around, like all the time since forever.

[thoughtpolice]

This also might be a bug with GHC 7.10 which has an updated Windows toolchain, which I find more likely (GHC ships a gcc toolchain that should be the same on any platform, so linker errors for stuff like "I'm running Windows 7, not 10" shouldn't occur, since the binaries are the exact same).

[joeyh]

Having same problem on windows here. mwc-random-0.13.3.2 worked.

[Shimuuar]

Which windows do you use and how did you install haskell?

[joeyh]

Aleksey Khudyakov wrote:

Which windows do you use and how did you install haskell?

I don't administer that Windows system myself, but I belive it is windows-7-pro-x86_64 and haskell was installed from the HP, I belive in October 2015. ghc version 7.10.2-a.

see shy jo

[patrickt]

I’ve encountered this on macOS with Stackage LTS 12.0. Pinning to 0.13.3.2 also worked.

[Shimuuar]

I have no way to reproduce this and it was 4 years since issue was opened. So closing

Feel free to reopen/create new issue if you still has this problem.