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GHCi on x86_64, cannot link to static data in shared libs

System.Posix.getEnvironment fails on Linux 2.6.16-1.2108_FC4smp with a segfault. (x86_64)

[aleator@thoth HopenCV]$ ghci
   ___         ___ _
  / _ \ /\  /\/ __(_)
 / /_\// /_/ / /  | |      GHC Interactive, version 6.5.20060527, for Haskell 98.
/ /_\\/ __  / /___| |      http://www.haskell.org/ghc/
\____/\/ /_/\____/|_|      Type :? for help.

Loading package base-1.0 ... linking ... done.
Prelude> :m +System.Posix.Env
Prelude System.Posix.Env> getEnv "USER"
Loading package unix-1.0 ... linking ... done.
Just "aleator"
Prelude System.Posix.Env> getEnvironment
Segmentation fault
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Version 6.5
Type Bug
TypeOfFailure OtherFailure
Priority normal
Resolution Unresolved
Component Compiler
Test case
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Operating system Unknown
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Edited by Simon Marlow
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