[haskell-platform] #229: Starting GHCI in Win8 intermittent errors

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#229: Starting GHCI in Win8 intermittent errors
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 Reporter:  hotcore  |       Owner:  dons
     Type:  defect   |      Status:  new 
 Priority:  major    |   Milestone:      
Component:  GHC      |    Keywords:      
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 Hi,
 when I start GHCI -v (but also without -v) I most of the time get this:

 GHCi, version 7.6.3: http://www.haskell.org/ghc/  :? for help
 Glasgow Haskell Compiler, Version 7.6.3, stage 2 booted by GHC version
 7.4.1
 Using binary package database: C:\Program Files\Haskell
 Platform\2013.2.0.0\lib\
 package.conf.d\package.cache
 wired-in package ghc-prim mapped to ghc-
 prim-0.3.0.0-9d603ae4e062e1401099a3daa89
 31d0f
 wired-in package integer-gmp mapped to integer-
 gmp-0.5.0.0-4093e6ff1e8ebdba04ec8
 92df9ac108f
 wired-in package base mapped to
 base-4.6.0.1-f0c2cc6dcf0e12bf75312a2e7f354095
 wired-in package rts mapped to builtin_rts
 wired-in package template-haskell mapped to template-
 haskell-2.8.0.0-42f1e6e5551
 1ef4dff7e4249580faf8f
 wired-in package dph-seq not found.
 wired-in package dph-par not found.
 Hsc static flags: -static
 Loading package ghc-prim ... linking ... done.
 Loading package integer-gmp ... linking ... done.
 *** gcc:
 "C:\Program Files\Haskell Platform\2013.2.0.0\lib/../mingw/bin/gcc.exe"
 "-fno-st
 ack-protector" "-Wl,--hash-size=31" "-Wl,--reduce-memory-overheads"
 "-LC:\Progra
 m Files\Haskell Platform\2013.2.0.0\lib\base-4.6.0.1" "--print-file-name"
 "wsock
 32.dll"
 *** gcc:
 "C:\Program Files\Haskell Platform\2013.2.0.0\lib/../mingw/bin/gcc.exe"
 "-fno-st
 ack-protector" "-Wl,--hash-size=31" "-Wl,--reduce-memory-overheads"
 "-LC:\Progra
 m Files\Haskell Platform\2013.2.0.0\lib\base-4.6.0.1" "--print-file-name"
 "user3
 2.dll"
 *** gcc:
 "C:\Program Files\Haskell Platform\2013.2.0.0\lib/../mingw/bin/gcc.exe"
 "-fno-st
 ack-protector" "-Wl,--hash-size=31" "-Wl,--reduce-memory-overheads"
 "-LC:\Progra
 m Files\Haskell Platform\2013.2.0.0\lib\base-4.6.0.1" "--print-file-name"
 "shell
 32.dll"
 Loading package base ... ghc.exe: : Kan opgegeven module niet vinden.
 *** Deleting temp files:
 Deleting:
 *** Deleting temp dirs:
 Deleting:
 <command line>: can't load .so/.DLL for:  (addDLL: could not load DLL)

 However, once in a while it does start properly and activates Prelude for
 me.

 I already checked that the required bin directories are specified
 correctly in my PATH env var.
 Any ideas why this happens?
 TIA, Arie

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