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Build from source fails on Ubuntu 16.10: ld: -r and -pie may not be used together

"inplace/bin/ghc-stage1" -hisuf hi -osuf  o -hcsuf hc -static  -H32m -O -Wall      -this-unit-id ghc-prim-0.5.0.0 -hide-all-packages -i -ilibraries/ghc-prim/. -ilibraries/ghc-prim/dist-install/build -ilibraries/ghc-prim/dist-install/build/autogen -Ilibraries/ghc-prim/dist-install/build -Ilibraries/ghc-prim/dist-install/build/autogen -Ilibraries/ghc-prim/.    -optP-include -optPlibraries/ghc-prim/dist-install/build/autogen/cabal_macros.h -package-id rts -this-unit-id ghc-prim -XHaskell2010 -O2  -no-user-package-db -rtsopts -Wno-trustworthy-safe -Wno-deprecated-flags     -Wnoncanonical-monad-instances  -odir libraries/ghc-prim/dist-install/build -hidir libraries/ghc-prim/dist-install/build -stubdir libraries/ghc-prim/dist-install/build -split-objs  -dynamic-too -c libraries/ghc-prim/./GHC/Types.hs -o libraries/ghc-prim/dist-install/build/GHC/Types.o -dyno libraries/ghc-prim/dist-install/build/GHC/Types.dyn_o
/usr/bin/ld: -r and -pie may not be used together
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
`gcc' failed in phase `Linker'. (Exit code: 1)
libraries/ghc-prim/ghc.mk:4: recipe for target 'libraries/ghc-prim/dist-install/build/GHC/Types.o' failed
make[1]: *** [libraries/ghc-prim/dist-install/build/GHC/Types.o] Error 1
Makefile:129: recipe for target 'all' failed
make: *** [all] Error 2

Googling showed other builds with similar errors, for a bug report [which is now resolved]:

Running with ld GNU ld (GNU Binutils for Ubuntu) 2.27.

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Version 8.0.1
Type Bug
TypeOfFailure OtherFailure
Priority high
Resolution Unresolved
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