ghc fails to build on openSUSE

The gcc on openSUSE defaults to -pie and reverting that fixes the build.

The gcc does not set any define with -pie or -no-pie.

The -no-pie flag is detected but the build fails nonetheless.

Adding the PIC flag does not help:

@@ -3650,6 +3650,7 @@ default_PIC :: Platform -> [GeneralFlag]
 default_PIC platform =
   case (platformOS platform, platformArch platform) of
     (OSDarwin, ArchX86_64) -> [Opt_PIC]
+    (OSLinux, ArchX86_64) -> [Opt_PIC]
     (OSOpenBSD, ArchX86_64) -> [Opt_PIC] -- Due to PIE support in
                                          -- OpenBSD since 5.3 release
                                          -- (1 May 2013) we need to

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Trac field	Value
Version	8.0.2
Type	Bug
TypeOfFailure	OtherFailure
Priority	normal
Resolution	Unresolved
Component	Compiler
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