"Unknown PEi386 section name `.text$printf'" error in GHCi on Windows
I work on a Haskell library interfacing with foreign C++ library. While trying to use it in GHCi on Windows 8.1 64bit, I encountered an error message that said:
<loading other libraries>
Loading package library-0.1.0.0 ... <interactive>: Unknown PEi386 section name `
.text$_ZNSt6vectorIcSaIcEED1Ev' (while processing: c:\path\to\file.o)
ghc.exe: panic! (the 'impossible' happened)
(GHC version 7.8.3 for i386-unknown-mingw32):
loadObj "C:\\path\\to\\file.o": failed
Please report this as a GHC bug: http://www.haskell.org/ghc/reportabug
I've prepared a minimal example triggering this bug and attached it to this bug report. On Linux (Arch 64bit), after cabal build and cabal repl it behaves as intended:
GHCi, version 7.8.3: http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ :? for help
Loading package ghc-prim ... linking ... done.
Loading package integer-gmp ... linking ... done.
Loading package base ... linking ... done.
Loading object (static) dist/build/cbits/ex.o ... done
final link ... done
[1 of 1] Compiling Example ( Example.hs, interpreted )
Ok, modules loaded: Example.
λ: foo
Test
However, on Windows 8.1 it crashes while loading object file:
GHCi, version 7.8.3: http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ :? for help
Loading package ghc-prim ... linking ... done.
Loading package integer-gmp ... linking ... done.
Loading package base ... linking ... done.
Loading object (static) dist\build\cbits\ex.o ... ghc.exe: Unknown PEi386 sectio
n name `.text$printf' (while processing: dist\build\cbits\ex.o)
ghc.exe: panic! (the 'impossible' happened)
(GHC version 7.8.3 for i386-unknown-mingw32):
loadObj "dist\\build\\cbits\\ex.o": failed
Please report this as a GHC bug: http://www.haskell.org/ghc/reportabug
Crashing in GHCi means that I cannot use it with programs that contain TH splices, what is important for me.
Trac metadata
| Trac field | Value |
|---|---|
| Version | 7.8.3 |
| Type | Bug |
| TypeOfFailure | OtherFailure |
| Priority | normal |
| Resolution | Unresolved |
| Component | GHCi |
| Test case | |
| Differential revisions | |
| BlockedBy | |
| Related | |
| Blocking | |
| CC | hvr |
| Operating system | |
| Architecture | x86_64 (amd64) |