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ocamlPackages.llvm: propagate needed libs, fix missing build parameter #70929

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The opam patch makes ocaml link dependent executables with
-L${LLVM_OCAML_EXTERNAL_LLVM_LIBDIR}. This variable was previously
undefined and as a result the linker would previously be called with
just -L which makes it ignore the next argument. This would lead strange
linking errors, like missing caml_apply2.

Despite defining this variable correctly, propagating llvm is still
necessary for linking to complete. In case ocaml-llvm is a transitive
dependency only, propagatedBuildInputs is not enough. To avoid having to
guess which version of llvm was used, we provide the right one in
passthrough.

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  • Tested using sandboxing (nix.useSandbox on NixOS, or option sandbox in nix.conf on non-NixOS)
  • Built on platform(s)
    • NixOS
    • macOS
    • other Linux distributions
  • Tested via one or more NixOS test(s) if existing and applicable for the change (look inside nixos/tests)
  • Tested compilation of all pkgs that depend on this change using nix-shell -p nix-review --run "nix-review wip"
  • Tested execution of all binary files (usually in ./result/bin/)
  • Determined the impact on package closure size (by running nix path-info -S before and after)
  • Ensured that relevant documentation is up to date
  • Fits CONTRIBUTING.md.
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The opam patch makes ocaml link dependent executables with
-L${LLVM_OCAML_EXTERNAL_LLVM_LIBDIR}. This variable was previously
undefined and as a result the linker would previously be called with
just -L which makes it ignore the next argument. This would lead strange
linking errors, like missing caml_apply2.

Despite defining this variable correctly, propagating llvm is still
necessary for linking to complete. In case ocaml-llvm is a transitive
dependency only, propagatedBuildInputs is not enough. To avoid having to
guess which version of llvm was used, we provide the right one in
passthrough.
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vbgl commented Oct 10, 2019

@GrahamcOfBorg build ocamlPackages.llvm

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