[MacPorts] #57821: libiconv breaks compatibility with OS-provided

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#57821: libiconv breaks compatibility with OS-provided
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  Reporter:  mouse07410  |      Owner:  ryandesign
      Type:  defect      |     Status:  closed
  Priority:  Normal      |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports       |    Version:
Resolution:  invalid     |   Keywords:
      Port:  libiconv    |
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Comment (by mouse07410):

 Here's the latest update, after a long discussion with the GHC developers.

 - Passing {{{-L/dir/for/libiconv}}} to GHC for some reason does not work
 as expected. Theoretically it should, in practice it doesn't.
 - Making {{{libHSbase.a}}} dynamic-only would remove the ability to
 distribute pre-packaged binaries, because then they would run only on
 systems where GHC is installed. Therefore, it's been decided by the GHC
 developers that it's not an acceptable option.
 - Building a Macports-aware GHC works, but prevents distributing binaries
 to systems that don't have Macports installed.

 All of these problems would not exist if Macports could provide a variant
 of {{{libiconv.dylib}}} **with no mangled names**.

 Based on the above, I have to ask @ryandesign again to reconsider. All the
 other venues I've explored so far, don't seem to cover the desired set of
 use cases.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/57821#comment:15>
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