-BASE_IMPORT_LIBRARY=$(BASE_DIST_LIB)/lib$(BASE_NAME).a
-LIB_DEPS=$(BASE_IMPORT_LIBRARY)
-LIB_LD_OPTS += -L$(BASE_DIST_LIB) -l$(BASE_NAME)
-# We extract a good bit of information out of the rts package.conf by going via ghc-pkg
-LIB_LD_OPTS += $(foreach lib,$(shell $(GHC_PKG_INPLACE) field rts extra-libraries | sed -e s/extra-libraries://),"-l$(lib)")
-LIB_LD_OPTS += $(foreach libdir,$(shell $(GHC_PKG_INPLACE) field rts library-dirs | sed -e s/library-dirs://),"-L$(libdir)")
+
+# The following must be a one liner otherwise its evaluation won't be delayed until base/rts packages are properly registered
+LIB_LD_OPTS = -L$(shell $(GHC_PKG_INPLACE) field base library-dirs | sed -e 's/library-dirs: //') -l$(shell $(GHC_PKG_INPLACE) field base hs-libraries | sed -e 's/hs-libraries: //')-ghc$(ProjectVersion)$(soext) $(foreach lib,$(shell $(GHC_PKG_INPLACE) field rts extra-libraries | sed -e s/extra-libraries://),"-l$(lib)") $(foreach libdir,$(shell $(GHC_PKG_INPLACE) field rts library-dirs | sed -e s/library-dirs://),"-L$(libdir)")