GHC can't produce position independent executables
Due to #12759 (closed) we unconditionally pass -no-pie to GCC. However, there are legitimate reasons to want a PIE. We should have a -fPIE flag to match -fPIC, requesting that the compiler produce a position-independent executable.
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| Version | 8.0.2 |
| Type | Bug |
| TypeOfFailure | OtherFailure |
| Priority | high |
| Resolution | Unresolved |
| Component | Compiler |
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