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+2016-06-24  Daniel Gröber  <dxld@darkboxed.org>
+
+        * Release version 0.0.0.0
+
+2016-06-23  Daniel Gröber  <dxld@darkboxed.org>
+
+        * Initial release
diff --git a/GHC/Way.hs b/GHC/Way.hs
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+-- |
+-- Module      :  GHC.Way
+-- Copyright   :  (c) The University of Glasgow 2005
+--                Copyright (C) 2016  Daniel Gröber
+-- License     :  BSD3
+-- Stability   :  unknown, ask the GHC guys I guess ;)
+-- Portability :  portable
+--
+-- Stolen from GHC's 'DynFlags' module.
+--
+
+module GHC.Way where
+
+import Data.List
+
+-- The Glasgow Haskell Compiler License
+
+-- Copyright 2002, The University Court of the University of Glasgow.
+-- All rights reserved.
+--
+-- Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
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+
+-- | GHC library way, see <https://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/wiki/Commentary/Rts/CompilerWays GHC Wiki/Commentary/Rts/CompilerWays>
+data Way
+  = WayCustom String -- for GHC API clients building custom variants
+  | WayThreaded
+  | WayDebug
+  | WayProf
+  | WayEventLog
+  | WayDyn
+  deriving (Eq, Ord, Show)
+
+allowed_way_combination :: [Way] -> Bool
+allowed_way_combination way = and [ x `allowedWith` y
+                                  | x <- way, y <- way, x < y ]
+  where
+        -- Note ordering in these tests: the left argument is
+        -- <= the right argument, according to the Ord instance
+        -- on Way above.
+
+        -- dyn is allowed with everything
+        _ `allowedWith` WayDyn                  = True
+        WayDyn `allowedWith` _                  = True
+
+        -- debug is allowed with everything
+        _ `allowedWith` WayDebug                = True
+        WayDebug `allowedWith` _                = True
+
+        (WayCustom {}) `allowedWith` _          = True
+        WayThreaded `allowedWith` WayProf       = True
+        WayThreaded `allowedWith` WayEventLog   = True
+        _ `allowedWith` _                       = False
+
+mkBuildTag :: [Way] -> String
+mkBuildTag ways = concat (intersperse "_" (map wayTag ways))
+
+wayTag :: Way -> String
+wayTag (WayCustom xs) = xs
+wayTag WayThreaded = "thr"
+wayTag WayDebug    = "debug"
+wayTag WayDyn      = "dyn"
+wayTag WayProf     = "p"
+wayTag WayEventLog = "l"
+
+wayRTSOnly :: Way -> Bool
+wayRTSOnly (WayCustom {}) = False
+wayRTSOnly WayThreaded = True
+wayRTSOnly WayDebug    = True
+wayRTSOnly WayDyn      = False
+wayRTSOnly WayProf     = False
+wayRTSOnly WayEventLog = True
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+Haskell dynamic library loader
+==============================
+
+Load and execute functions from Haskell dynamic libraries without being
+restricted to a single RTS/GHC version.
+
+This package consists of the initial loader executable `rts-loader` written
+in plain C and a Haskell library providing a convinient interface to it. The
+initial loader executable is implemented in C since writing it in Haskell would
+mean linking against the RTS which means we can't load libraries compiled with
+another version of GHC.
+
+In order to get Cabal to compile a pure C executable while not linking against
+the RTS still some hacks in `Setup.hs` are employed to call `gcc` directly so
+beware.
+
+Usage
+-----
+
+The example below will locate the package "foopkg" in the package databases
+configured for the Cabal project in the current directory and execute the
+function "main" from the module "Lib". The package can be found in
+`tests/lib` in the rts-loader source tree.
+
+To run the example, execute the following commands in the rts-loader source
+tree.
+
+```
+$ cabal install --only-dependencies && cabal configure && cabal build && cabal install tests/lib
+$ rts_loader_libexecdir=dist/build/rts-loader dist/build/rts-loader-example/rts-loader-example
+```
+
+`rts_loader_libexecdir=...` is only required if you didn't install rts-loader
+into a sandbox or elsewhere already.
+
+    import System.Loader.RTS
+    import System.Process
+   
+    import Distribution.Verbosity
+    import Distribution.Package
+    import Distribution.Simple.Configure
+   
+    import Distribution.Simple.LocalBuildInfo
+    import Distribution.Simple.Configure (getPersistBuildConfig)
+   
+    main :: IO ()
+    main = do
+      lbi <- getPersistBuildConfig "dist"
+   
+      let verbosity = normal
+          comp = compiler lbi
+          pkg_db_stack = withPackageDB lbi
+          prog_conf = withPrograms lbi
+   
+      pidx <- getInstalledPackages verbosity comp pkg_db_stack prog_conf
+   
+      loader_exe <- loaderExecutablePath
+      loader_args <- loaderInvocation (SymbolIdentifier "Lib" "main") [] <$>
+        (resolveLibraryInfo comp [WayDyn] $
+          lookupLibraryInfo pidx $
+            PQName $ PackageName "foopkg")
+   
+      print =<< rawSystem loader_exe loader_args
+ 
+We use information written by `cabal configure` (see `getPersistBuildConfig`)
+for convinience only this is not actually required to use the loader.
diff --git a/Setup.hs b/Setup.hs
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+{-# LANGUAGE NamedFieldPuns #-}
+import Control.Applicative
+import Control.Arrow
+import Control.Monad
+import Data.Maybe
+import Distribution.Verbosity
+import Distribution.Simple
+import Distribution.Simple.Setup
+import Distribution.Simple.Program.Builtin
+import Distribution.Simple.Program.Run
+import Distribution.Simple.Program.Db
+import Distribution.Simple.LocalBuildInfo
+import Distribution.Simple.GHC
+import Distribution.Simple.Utils
+import Distribution.Simple.Build
+import Distribution.Simple.Install
+import Distribution.Simple.Configure
+import Distribution.PackageDescription
+import System.FilePath
+
+import System.IO
+
+main = defaultMainWithHooks $ simpleUserHooks {
+         buildHook = myBuildHook,
+         preBuild  = myPreBuild,
+         instHook  = myInst,
+         copyHook  = myCopy
+       }
+
+-- Set loader buildability to false since we're building that ourselfs
+myPreBuild args flags = return $ buildableHBI "rts-loader" False
+
+myBuildHook pd lbi uh flags = do
+  buildLoaderExecutable pd lbi flags
+  -- gah Cabal throws an error if there are no buildable components
+  unless (null $ allBuildInfo pd) $
+    (buildHook simpleUserHooks) pd lbi uh flags
+
+buildLoaderExecutable pd lbi flags = do
+  let distPref  = fromFlag (buildDistPref flags)
+      verbosity = fromFlag (buildVerbosity flags)
+
+  (ghc, _) <- requireProgram verbosity ghcProgram (withPrograms lbi)
+  (gcc, _) <- requireProgram verbosity gccProgram (withPrograms lbi)
+
+  ghcInfo <- getGhcInfo verbosity ghc
+
+  let [Executable {exeName=exeName', modulePath}] =
+        filter ((== "rts-loader") . exeName) $ executables pd
+      targetDir = buildDir lbi </> exeName'
+      exeDir    = targetDir </> (exeName' ++ "-tmp")
+
+  createDirectoryIfMissingVerbose verbosity True targetDir
+  createDirectoryIfMissingVerbose verbosity True exeDir
+
+  let Just libDir = lookup "LibDir" ghcInfo
+      includes = [libDir </> "include"]
+      includeOpts = map ("-I"++) includes
+      libs = ["dl"]
+      libOpts = map ("-l"++) libs
+      opts = ["-o", targetDir </> exeName']
+             ++ includeOpts
+             ++ libOpts
+             ++ [modulePath]
+
+      gccInvokation = programInvocation gcc opts
+
+  runProgramInvocation verbosity gccInvokation
+
+
+myInst = myInstOrCopy instHook installVerbosity
+myCopy = myInstOrCopy copyHook copyVerbosity
+
+myInstOrCopy :: (UserHooks
+                -> PackageDescription
+                -> LocalBuildInfo
+                -> UserHooks
+                -> flags
+                -> IO ())
+             -> (flags -> Distribution.Simple.Setup.Flag Verbosity)
+             -> PackageDescription
+             -> LocalBuildInfo
+             -> UserHooks
+             -> flags
+             -> IO ()
+myInstOrCopy hook verbosity pd lbi hooks flags = do
+    let [exe] = filter ((=="rts-loader") . exeName) (executables pd)
+        Just install_dir =
+            lookup "x-install-dir" $ customFieldsBI $ buildInfo exe
+
+        libexec = fromPathTemplate $ libexecdir (installDirTemplates lbi)
+        install_dir' = toPathTemplate $ substLibexecdir libexec install_dir
+
+        lbi_libexec = modifyInstallDirTemplates (setBindir install_dir') lbi
+
+        hbi_only_exe = disableAllInstallComponentsExcept pd "rts-loader"
+        hbi_not_exe  = buildableHBI "rts-loader" False
+
+        pd_only_exe = updatePackageDescription hbi_only_exe pd
+        pd_not_exe  = updatePackageDescription hbi_not_exe pd
+
+    distPref <- findDistPrefOrDefault (copyDistPref defaultCopyFlags)
+
+    let copyFlags = defaultCopyFlags { copyDistPref = toFlag distPref
+                                     , copyVerbosity = verbosity flags
+                                     }
+
+    install pd_only_exe lbi_libexec copyFlags
+
+    (hook simpleUserHooks) pd_not_exe lbi hooks flags
+ where
+   modifyInstallDirTemplates f lbi =
+       lbi { installDirTemplates = f (installDirTemplates lbi) }
+   setBindir bindir' inst_dirs =
+       inst_dirs { bindir = bindir' }
+
+   substLibexecdirComp libexec "$libexecdir" = libexec
+   substLibexecdirComp _ comp = comp
+
+   substLibexecdir libexec = onSplitPath $
+       map (substLibexecdirComp libexec . dropTrailingPathSeparator)
+
+
+   onSplitPath f p  = joinPath $ f (splitPath p)
+
+
+buildableHBI pkg build =
+    (Nothing, [(pkg, setBuildable build)])
+
+setBuildable build = emptyBuildInfo { buildable = build }
+
+disableAllInstallComponentsExcept pd except =
+    let lib  = (const (setBuildable False)) <$> library pd
+        exes = [ (exeName exe, setBuildable (exeName exe == except))
+               | exe <- executables pd
+               ]
+    in
+      (lib, exes)
diff --git a/System/Loader/RTS.hs b/System/Loader/RTS.hs
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/System/Loader/RTS.hs
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+-- |
+-- Module      :  System.Loader.RTS
+-- Copyright   :  Copyright (C) 2016  Daniel Gröber
+-- License     :  GPLv3+
+--
+-- Stability   :  experimental
+--
+-- Portability : tested on Linux, might work on OSX, will support Win32 in the
+--               future if possible
+--
+-- Dynamically load entrypoints from Haskell libraries independent of the RTS
+-- version.
+--
+
+-- This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+-- it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+-- the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+-- (at your option) any later version.
+--
+-- This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+-- but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+-- MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+-- GNU General Public License for more details.
+--
+-- You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+-- along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+module System.Loader.RTS
+    (
+      -- * Functions
+      lookupLibraryInfo
+    , resolveLibraryInfo
+    , loaderInvocation
+    , loaderExecutablePath
+
+      -- * Type Synonyms
+    , ModuleName
+    , OccName
+
+      -- * Datatypes
+    , PackageQualifier(..)
+    , SymbolIdentifier(..)
+
+      -- * Internal Datatypes
+    , LibraryInfo
+    , ResolvedLibraryInfo
+
+    , Way(..)
+    , module Distribution.Simple.PackageIndex
+    , module Distribution.Compiler
+    ) where
+
+import Control.Monad
+import Data.Version
+import Data.Maybe
+import Data.List
+import Text.Encoding.Z
+import System.Info
+import System.FilePath
+import System.Directory
+
+import GHC.Way
+
+import Distribution.Text
+import Distribution.Package hiding (installedUnitId)
+import Distribution.Compiler
+import Distribution.Simple.Compiler
+import Distribution.Simple.PackageIndex
+import Distribution.InstalledPackageInfo
+
+import Paths_rts_loader
+
+-- | Encodes the ways a package can be looked up in a 'PackageIndex'
+data PackageQualifier = PQName PackageName -- ^ Identify a package by just its
+                                           -- name, if multiple packages match
+                                           -- the latest version is picked but
+                                           -- which unit id is picked is
+                                           -- undefined.
+                      | PQId PackageId     -- ^ Identify a package by its name
+                                           -- and version. If multiple packages
+                                           -- are found with varying unit ids
+                                           -- which one is picked is undefined.
+                      | PQUnitId UnitId    -- ^ Fully qualified package only one
+                                           -- package matching can be present in
+                                           -- a package database.
+                      deriving(Eq, Ord, Read, Show)
+
+-- | Identify a binder (aka. a "symbol" at the object file level) within a
+-- package.
+data SymbolIdentifier = SymbolIdentifier ModuleName OccName
+                      deriving(Eq, Ord, Read, Show)
+
+sortByVersion :: [(Version, [a])] -> [(Version, [a])]
+sortByVersion = sortBy comp
+ where
+   comp (a,_) (b, _) = a `compare` b
+
+lookupPackageQualifier :: PackageIndex a -> PackageQualifier -> Maybe a
+lookupPackageQualifier pidx (PQName pkg_name) = do
+    (_ver, pkgs) <- listToMaybe $ reverse $ sortByVersion $
+                      lookupPackageName pidx pkg_name
+    listToMaybe pkgs
+lookupPackageQualifier pidx (PQId pkg_id) =
+    listToMaybe $ lookupSourcePackageId pidx pkg_id
+lookupPackageQualifier pidx (PQUnitId unit_id) =
+    lookupUnitId pidx unit_id
+
+-- | Information about a library extracted from a package database stack.
+data LibraryInfo = LibraryInfo String [FilePath] [InstalledPackageInfo]
+
+-- | Everything in 'LibraryInfo' plus fully resolved library paths.
+data ResolvedLibraryInfo = ResolvedLibraryInfo LibraryInfo [FilePath]
+
+        -- TODO: enumerating all packages is silly slow
+--        pidx <- getInstalledPackages verbosity comp pkg_db_stack prog_conf
+
+
+--    | CompilerId GHC ver <- compilerId comp = let
+                  -- -> Compiler
+                  --   -- ^ Compiler information used (among other things) to
+                  --   -- construct the library suffix
+                  --   -- ex. @libHSfoo-0.1-SOMEHASH-ghc7.10.3.so@
+                  -- -> PackageDBStack
+                  --   -- ^ Where to look for installed libraries
+                  -- -> ProgramConfiguration
+                  --   -- ^ We need @ghc-pkg@ to list installed libraries
+
+-- | @lookupLibraryInfo pkg_index pkg_qual@
+--
+-- Gets all the information required for loading a library from a package
+-- database out of the corresponding package index @pkg_index@. The desired
+-- package is identified using @pkg_qual@ which allows doing the lookup by name,
+-- name+version or the unique "unit id" associated with a package.
+--
+-- The @pkg_index@ must at the very least contain the packages "base", "rts" and
+-- the package identified by @pkg_qual@. The packages "base" and "rts" are
+-- required because of GHC bug
+-- <https://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/10352 #10352> thus this restriction might disappear eventually.
+--
+-- The required package index can be obtained using
+-- @'Distribution.Simple.Configure.getInstalledPackages' verbosity comp
+-- pkg_db_stack prog_conf@
+lookupLibraryInfo :: InstalledPackageIndex -> PackageQualifier -> LibraryInfo
+lookupLibraryInfo pidx pkg_qual = let
+    lookupPkg = lookupPackageQualifier pidx
+
+    Just ipi = lookupPackageQualifier pidx pkg_qual
+    Just base_ipi = lookupPkg (PQName $ PackageName "base")
+    Just rts_ipi = lookupPkg (PQName $ PackageName "rts")
+
+    pkg_key = compatPackageKey ipi
+
+    ipis = [ipi, base_ipi, rts_ipi]
+    libdirs = libraryDirs `concatMap` ipis
+  in
+    LibraryInfo pkg_key libdirs ipis
+
+-- | @resolveLibraryInfo comp ways li@
+--
+-- Find libraries mentioned in @li@ on the filesystem.
+--
+-- * @comp@ identifies the compiler (version, ABI etc.) and
+--
+-- * @ways@ allows looking for the different library versions, i.e. "plain",
+-- "profiled", "threaded" and combinations thereof (note that order is
+-- significant"). Usually you'll just want @[WayDyn]@ though even this is
+-- implied so @[]@ would suffice for a plain library.
+--
+-- See <https://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/wiki/Commentary/Rts/CompilerWays GHC-Wiki/Commentary/Rts/CompilerWays>.
+resolveLibraryInfo :: Compiler
+                   -> [Way]
+                   -> LibraryInfo
+                   -> IO ResolvedLibraryInfo
+resolveLibraryInfo comp ways li@(LibraryInfo _ libdirs ipis)
+    | CompilerId GHC _ <- compilerId comp =
+        ResolvedLibraryInfo li <$> forM ipis resolveLibrary
+ where
+   comp_abi = showGHCCompilerIdWithAbi comp
+   resolveLibrary ipi = do
+     let PackageIdentifier (PackageName pkg_name) _ = sourcePackageId ipi
+         [lib] = filter (isPrefixOf ("HS"++pkg_name)) $ hsLibraries ipi
+
+         ways' = filter wayRTSOnly ways
+         lib' | "rts" <- pkg_name, [] <- ways' = lib
+              | "rts" <- pkg_name =
+                  lib ++ "_" ++ intercalate "-" (map wayTag ways')
+              | otherwise = lib
+
+     Just lib'' <- findLibrary libdirs comp_abi lib'
+     return lib''
+
+-- | @loaderInvocation sym args rli@
+--
+-- Construct the commandline for the @rts-loader@ program which
+--
+-- * loads the library described by @rli@,
+--
+-- * executes @sym@ as its "main" function (i.e. it should be of type @IO ()@)
+-- and
+--
+-- * passes the command line arguments @args@ via the environment.
+loaderInvocation :: SymbolIdentifier
+                -> [String] -- ^ Command line arguments to pass to hs_main
+                -> ResolvedLibraryInfo
+                -> [String]
+loaderInvocation sym args (ResolvedLibraryInfo (LibraryInfo pkey _ _) libs) =
+    let Symbol sym' = mkSymbol pkey sym "closure"
+        loader_args = concat [[sym'], libs, ["--"], args]
+    in
+        loader_args
+
+-- | Path to the "@rts-loader@" executable distributed along with this
+-- library, "@$libexec/rts-loader@". If set the environment variable
+-- @rts_loader_libexecdir@ is used instead of Cabal's "@$libexec@" variable
+-- which was set during installation time.
+loaderExecutablePath :: IO FilePath
+loaderExecutablePath = (</> "rts-loader") <$> getLibexecDir
+
+-- | Just the compiler flavor and version parts of 'showGHCCompilerIdWithAbi'
+showGHCCompilerId :: Compiler -> String
+showGHCCompilerId comp = let
+    CompilerId flav ver = compilerId comp
+  in
+    display flav ++ display ver
+
+-- | Print the library ABI string for GHC, returns something like @ghc7.10.3@
+-- depending on the version. This is the postfix appended to shared library
+-- names eg. "libHSzenc-0.1.1-5nxwDFCcrv6wKRoUdekV7-ghc7.10.3.so".
+
+-- I'm not sure how other compilers handle this, probably none of them even
+-- support shared libraries so what does it matter anyways ;)
+showGHCCompilerIdWithAbi :: Compiler -> String
+showGHCCompilerIdWithAbi comp =
+  showGHCCompilerId comp ++
+  case compilerAbiTag comp of
+    NoAbiTag  -> []
+    AbiTag xs -> xs
+
+-- | @findLibrary dirs comp_abi lib@.
+--
+-- Search for Haskell library @lib@ in @dirs@ while taking into account the
+--compiler id @comp_abi@ (see 'showGHCCompilerIdWithAbi') as well as relevant
+--platform conventions namely library prefix and extension. @lib@ must be given
+--without a "lib" prefix and without an extension.
+findLibrary :: [FilePath] -> String -> String -> IO (Maybe FilePath)
+findLibrary dirs comp_abi lib = do
+    let (prefix, ext) = libraryPathStuff
+        lib' = prefix ++ intercalate "-" [lib, comp_abi] <.> ext
+    findFile dirs lib'
+
+-- | Library prefix and extension based on 'System.Info.os', eg. on Linux
+-- @("lib", "so")@
+libraryPathStuff :: (String, String)
+libraryPathStuff =
+    case os of
+      "linux"   -> ("lib", "so")
+
+      -- untested
+      "mingw32" -> ("", "dll")
+      "cygwin"  -> ("", "dll")
+      "darwin"  -> ("", "dylib")
+      _ -> error "libraryPathStuff: unknown operating system"
+
+-- | A regular Haskell module name eg. @System.Loader.RTS@
+type ModuleName = String
+
+-- | An unqualified name of a binder eg. @main@
+type OccName = String
+
+-- | The name of a symbol as it occurs in a compiled Haskell object file. Must
+-- be constructed by 'mkSymbol'. The precise format varies across GHC versions,
+-- see 'nameToCLabel' in compiler/ghci/ByteCodeLink.hs.
+data Symbol = Symbol String
+
+-- | @mkSymbol pkg_key (SymbolIdentifier module_name occ_name) suffix@
+--
+-- Constructs a well formed 'Symbol' when
+--
+-- * @pkg_key@ is a valid package key as can be found in the @key@ field of a
+-- package database @.conf@ file,
+--
+-- * @module_name@ is a valid Haskell module name (modid),
+--
+-- * @occ_name@ is a valid Haskell variable identifier (varid),
+--
+-- * @suffix@ is at least one of @["con_info", "closure"]@ (other valid options
+-- can be found scattered across the GHC source code. The most interesting
+-- option is "closure" as this is what the entry points to functions are called.
+mkSymbol :: String -> SymbolIdentifier -> String -> Symbol
+mkSymbol pkg_key (SymbolIdentifier module_name occ_name) suffix =
+    Symbol sym
+ where
+   sym = concat
+     [ prefixUnderscore
+     , if pkg_key == mainPackageKey then "" else zEncodeString pkg_key ++ "_"
+     , zEncodeString module_name
+     , '_':zEncodeString occ_name
+     , '_':suffix
+     ]
+
+-- I'm not sure I even need this here since we only deal with external libraries
+-- but it shouldn't hurt
+mainPackageKey :: String
+mainPackageKey = "main"
+
+prefixUnderscore :: String
+prefixUnderscore =
+  case (os,arch) of
+    ("mingw32","x86_64") -> ""
+    ("cygwin","x86_64") -> ""
+    ("mingw32",_) -> "_"
+    ("darwin",_) -> "_"
+    ("cygwin",_) -> "_"
+    _ -> ""
diff --git a/rts-loader.c b/rts-loader.c
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rts-loader.c
@@ -0,0 +1,238 @@
+/*
+ * rts-loader: Dynamically load the GHC runtime system
+ * Copyright (C) 2016  Daniel Gröber
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#define _GNU_SOURCE
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <dlfcn.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include <Rts.h>
+
+#include "log.h"
+
+#if defined(__gnu_linux__)
+#define LD_PRELOAD "LD_PRELOAD"
+#elif defined(__APPLE__)
+#define LD_PRELOAD "DYLD_INSERT_LIBRARIES"
+#else
+#error "unsupported OS"
+#endif
+
+bool is_basename_prefix_of(const char *pfx, const char *path)
+{
+        // GNU basename "never modifies its argument"
+        return strncmp(pfx, basename(path), strlen(pfx)) == 0;
+}
+
+bool is_rtslib(const char *path)
+{
+        return is_basename_prefix_of("libHSrts", path);
+}
+
+bool is_baselib(const char *path)
+{
+        return is_basename_prefix_of("libHSbase", path);
+}
+
+void usage(char *progname)
+{
+        printf("Usage: %s MAIN_CLOSURE [PRELOAD_LIBS..] libHSrts-*.so* libHSbase-*.so* [LIBS..] -- [HS_ARGV..]\n", progname);
+}
+
+int preloader(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+        if(argc < 2) {
+                usage(argv[0]);
+                return 1;
+        }
+
+        size_t preload_blen = 128;
+        size_t preload_slen = 0;
+        char* preload = calloc(preload_blen, 1);
+        char *preload_ptr = preload;
+        if(!preload)
+                log_error(return 1, "malloc() failed");
+
+        char *rts = NULL;
+        char *base = NULL;
+
+        int i = 2;
+        for(; i < argc; i++) {
+                char *path = argv[i];
+                log_debug("path: %s", path);
+
+                if(preload_slen + strlen(path) + strlen(" ") + 1 > preload_blen)
+                {
+                        preload_blen *= 2;
+                        preload = realloc(preload, preload_blen);
+                        preload_ptr = strchr(preload, '\0');
+                }
+
+                int nchar = snprintf(preload_ptr, preload_blen - preload_slen, "%s ", path);
+                if(nchar < 0)
+                        log_errno(return 1, "snprintf() failed");
+                preload_slen += nchar;
+                preload_ptr  += nchar;
+                assert(strlen(preload_ptr) < preload_blen);
+                assert(preload_slen < preload_blen);
+
+                if(is_rtslib(path)) {
+                        rts = path;
+                } else if(is_baselib(path)) {
+                        base = path;
+                }
+
+                if(rts && base) {
+                        break;
+                }
+        }
+
+        const char *old_preload = getenv(LD_PRELOAD) ? getenv(LD_PRELOAD) : "";
+        size_t final_preload_len = strlen(old_preload) + 1 + strlen(preload);
+        char *final_preload = malloc(final_preload_len);
+        if(!final_preload)
+                log_error(return 1, "malloc() failed");
+
+        int nchar = snprintf(final_preload, final_preload_len, "%s %s", old_preload, preload);
+        if(nchar < 0)
+                log_errno(return 1, "snprintf() failed");
+
+
+        log_debug(LD_PRELOAD"=\"%s\"", final_preload);
+
+        setenv("OLD_" LD_PRELOAD, old_preload, true);
+        setenv(LD_PRELOAD, final_preload, true);
+        free(final_preload);
+
+        if(strlen(argv[0]) < 1)
+                abort();
+
+        char *argv0 = strdup(argv[0]);
+
+        basename(argv[0])[0] = '=';
+
+        int rv = execvp(argv0, argv);
+        if(rv < 0)
+                log_errno(return 1, "execvp() failed %d", errno);
+
+        abort();
+}
+
+int loader(int argc, char *argv[], char ***hs_argv)
+{
+        if(argc < 2)
+                abort();
+
+        setenv(LD_PRELOAD, getenv("OLD_" LD_PRELOAD) ? getenv("OLD_" LD_PRELOAD) : "", true);
+        unsetenv("OLD_" LD_PRELOAD);
+
+        char *rts = NULL;
+        char *base = NULL;
+
+        int i=1;
+        for(; i < argc; i++) {
+                char *path = argv[i];
+                if(is_rtslib(path)) {
+                        rts = path;
+                } else if(is_baselib(path)) {
+                        base = path;
+                } else
+                        continue;
+
+                if(rts && base)
+                        break;
+        }
+
+        for(i++; i < argc; i++) {
+                char *path = argv[i];
+
+                if(strcmp(path, "--") == 0) {
+                        *hs_argv = &argv[i+1];
+                        return 0;
+                }
+
+                log_debug("opening %s", path);
+                void* addr = dlopen(path, RTLD_GLOBAL | RTLD_LAZY);
+                if(!addr)
+                        log_error(return 1, "dlopen(%s) failed: %s", path, dlerror());
+        }
+
+        log_error(return 1, "no libraries given or '--' missing");
+}
+
+typedef int (*rts_main_t)( int argc, char *argv[], StgClosure *main_closure, RtsConfig rts_config);
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+        if(argc < 1)
+                abort();
+
+        char* progbase = basename(argv[0]);
+
+        if(strncmp(progbase, "=", 1) != 0) {
+                return preloader(argc, argv);
+        }
+
+        if(argc < 2) {
+                usage(argv[0]);
+                return 1;
+        }
+
+        char *main_symbol = argv[1];
+        char **hs_argv = NULL;
+        int rv = loader(argc, argv, &hs_argv);
+        if(rv != 0)
+                log_error(return rv, "loading libraries failed");
+
+        int hs_argc = 0;
+
+        for(char **tmp = hs_argv; *tmp; tmp++) {
+                hs_argc++;
+                log_debug("hs_argv: %s", *tmp);
+        }
+
+        log_debug("hs_argc: %d", hs_argc);
+
+        void *defRtsCfg_p = dlsym(RTLD_DEFAULT, "defaultRtsConfig");
+        if(!defRtsCfg_p)
+                log_error(return 1, "\"defaultRtsConfig\" symbol not found");
+
+        StgClosure *main_closure =
+                (StgClosure*) dlsym(RTLD_DEFAULT, main_symbol);
+        if(!main_closure)
+                log_error(return 1, "main closure (%s) not found", main_symbol);
+
+        log_debug("main_symbol: %s %p", main_symbol, main_closure);
+
+        RtsConfig __conf;
+        memcpy(&__conf, defRtsCfg_p, sizeof(__conf));
+        __conf.rts_opts_enabled = RtsOptsSafeOnly;
+        #if __GLASGOW_HASKELL__ >= 708
+        __conf.rts_hs_main = rtsTrue;
+        #endif
+
+        rts_main_t hs_main_ = dlsym(RTLD_DEFAULT, "hs_main");
+        if(!hs_main_)
+                log_error(return 1, "hs_main symbol not found");
+
+        log_debug("executing hs_main");
+        return hs_main_(hs_argc, hs_argv, main_closure,__conf);
+
+        return 0;
+}
diff --git a/rts-loader.cabal b/rts-loader.cabal
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rts-loader.cabal
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+name:                rts-loader
+version:             0.0.0.0
+synopsis:            Dynamically load Haskell libraries
+description:
+ Load and execute functions from Haskell dynamic libraries without being
+ restricted to a single RTS/GHC version.
+ .
+ See README.md below for more information.
+
+homepage:            https://github.com/DanielG/rts-loader
+license:             GPL-3
+license-file:        LICENSE
+license-files:       LICENSE LICENSE.GHC
+author:              Daneil Gröber
+maintainer:          dxld@darkboxed.org
+copyright:           Copyright (C) 2016  Daniel Gröber
+category:            Distribution
+cabal-version:       >= 1.24.0.0
+build-type:          Custom
+extra-source-files:  ChangeLog, README.md
+tested-with:         GHC == 7.10.3, GHC == 8.0.1
+
+library
+  exposed-modules:   System.Loader.RTS
+  other-modules:     Paths_rts_loader,
+                     GHC.Way
+  default-language:  Haskell2010
+  build-depends:     base      < 4.10 && >= 4.8.0.0,
+                     zenc      == 0.1.1,
+                     unix      < 2.8  && >= 2.7.1.0,
+                     filepath  < 1.5  && >= 1.4.0.0,
+                     directory < 1.3  && >= 1.2.2.0,
+                     Cabal     < 1.25 && >= 1.24.0.0
+
+executable rts-loader
+  main-is:           rts-loader.c
+  x-install-dir:     $libexecdir
+  -- PR pending: https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/3461
+  -- install-dir:       $libexecdir
+  default-language:
+                     -- Not really, it's C actually. See Setup.hs
+                     Haskell98
+
+executable rts-loader-example
+  main-is:           Example.hs
+  default-language:  Haskell2010
+  hs-source-dirs:    src
+
+  build-depends:     base      < 4.10 && >= 4.8.0.0,
+                     Cabal     < 1.25 && >= 1.24.0.0,
+                     process   < 1.5  && >= 1.2.3.0,
+                     rts-loader
+
+custom-setup
+  setup-depends:     base      < 4.10 && >= 4.8.0.0,
+                     filepath  < 1.5  && >= 1.4.0.0,
+                     Cabal     < 1.25 && >= 1.24.0.0
+
+source-repository head
+  type:              git
+  location:          https://github.com/DanielG/rts-loader.git
diff --git a/src/Example.hs b/src/Example.hs
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Example.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import System.Loader.RTS
+import System.Process
+
+import Distribution.Verbosity
+import Distribution.Package
+import Distribution.Simple.Configure
+
+import Distribution.Simple.LocalBuildInfo
+import Distribution.Simple.Configure (getPersistBuildConfig)
+
+main :: IO ()
+main = do
+  lbi <- getPersistBuildConfig "dist"
+
+  let verbosity = normal
+      comp = compiler lbi
+      pkg_db_stack = withPackageDB lbi
+      prog_conf = withPrograms lbi
+
+  pidx <- getInstalledPackages verbosity comp pkg_db_stack prog_conf
+
+  loader_exe <- loaderExecutablePath
+  loader_args <- loaderInvocation (SymbolIdentifier "Lib" "main") [] <$>
+    (resolveLibraryInfo comp [WayDyn] $
+      lookupLibraryInfo pidx $
+        PQName $ PackageName "foopkg")
+
+  print =<< rawSystem loader_exe loader_args
