This patch could be replaced by a configure call if http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/5743 were fixed. Index: ghc-7.6.1/rts/package.conf.in =================================================================== --- ghc-7.6.1.orig/rts/package.conf.in 2012-09-04 19:10:15.000000000 +0200 +++ ghc-7.6.1/rts/package.conf.in 2012-10-08 13:06:55.167887121 +0200 @@ -24,8 +24,9 @@ hs-libraries: "HSrts" extra-libraries: + "ffi" #ifdef HAVE_LIBM - "m" /* for ldexp() */ + , "m" /* for ldexp() */ #endif #ifdef HAVE_LIBRT , "rt" Index: ghc-7.6.1/ghc.mk =================================================================== --- ghc-7.6.1.orig/ghc.mk 2012-09-04 19:10:15.000000000 +0200 +++ ghc-7.6.1/ghc.mk 2012-10-08 13:06:55.171887120 +0200 @@ -600,7 +600,6 @@ $(MAYBE_GHCI) \ driver/ghc \ driver/haddock \ - libffi \ includes \ rts Index: ghc-7.6.1/rts/ghc.mk =================================================================== --- ghc-7.6.1.orig/rts/ghc.mk 2012-09-04 19:10:15.000000000 +0200 +++ ghc-7.6.1/rts/ghc.mk 2012-10-08 13:08:52.019882891 +0200 @@ -177,12 +177,12 @@ # Making a shared library for the RTS. ifneq "$$(findstring dyn, $1)" "" ifeq "$$(HostOS_CPP)" "mingw32" -$$(rts_$1_LIB) : $$(rts_$1_OBJS) $$(ALL_RTS_DEF_LIBS) rts/libs.depend rts/dist/build/$$(LIBFFI_DLL) +$$(rts_$1_LIB) : $$(rts_$1_OBJS) $$(ALL_RTS_DEF_LIBS) rts/libs.depend "$$(RM)" $$(RM_OPTS) $$@ "$$(rts_dist_HC)" -package-name rts -shared -dynamic -dynload deploy \ -no-auto-link-packages -Lrts/dist/build -l$(LIBFFI_WINDOWS_LIB) `cat rts/libs.depend` $$(rts_$1_OBJS) $$(ALL_RTS_DEF_LIBS) -o $$@ else -$$(rts_$1_LIB) : $$(rts_$1_OBJS) $$(rts_$1_DTRACE_OBJS) rts/libs.depend rts/dist/build/libffi$$(soext) +$$(rts_$1_LIB) : $$(rts_$1_OBJS) $$(rts_$1_DTRACE_OBJS) rts/libs.depend "$$(RM)" $$(RM_OPTS) $$@ "$$(rts_dist_HC)" -package-name rts -shared -dynamic -dynload deploy \ -no-auto-link-packages -Lrts/dist/build -lffi `cat rts/libs.depend` $$(rts_$1_OBJS) \ @@ -193,9 +193,9 @@ endif endif else -$$(rts_$1_LIB) : $$(rts_$1_OBJS) $$(rts_$1_DTRACE_OBJS) $$(rts_ffi_objs_stamp) +$$(rts_$1_LIB) : $$(rts_$1_OBJS) $$(rts_$1_DTRACE_OBJS) "$$(RM)" $$(RM_OPTS) $$@ - echo $$(rts_ffi_objs) $$(rts_$1_OBJS) $$(rts_$1_DTRACE_OBJS) | "$$(XARGS)" $$(XARGS_OPTS) "$$(AR_STAGE1)" \ + echo $$(rts_$1_OBJS) $$(rts_$1_DTRACE_OBJS) | "$$(XARGS)" $$(XARGS_OPTS) "$$(AR_STAGE1)" \ $$(AR_OPTS_STAGE1) $$(EXTRA_AR_ARGS_STAGE1) $$@ endif @@ -509,10 +509,8 @@ # installing INSTALL_LIBS += $(ALL_RTS_LIBS) -INSTALL_LIBS += $(wildcard rts/dist/build/libffi$(soext)*) -INSTALL_LIBS += $(wildcard rts/dist/build/$(LIBFFI_DLL)) -install: install_libffi_headers +install: .PHONY: install_libffi_headers install_libffi_headers :