[GHC] #8139: ghc 7.6.3 fails to build on OS X 10.9

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#8139: ghc 7.6.3 fails to build on OS X 10.9
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        Reporter:  darinmorrison     |            Owner:
            Type:  bug               |           Status:  closed
        Priority:  normal            |        Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |          Version:  7.6.3
      Resolution:  wontfix           |         Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |     Architecture:  x86_64 (amd64)
 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |       Difficulty:  Unknown
       Test Case:                    |       Blocked By:
        Blocking:                    |  Related Tickets:
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Changes (by carter):

 * status:  new => closed
 * resolution:   => wontfix


Comment:

 Why can't you use the binary build of ghc 7.6.3, and patch the settings
 file to point to a clang wrapper, as per a variant of Luke Ianni's hack?
 https://gist.github.com/lukexi/e11668ced04524564a8b . Based on my
 understanding, that should work with the newest xcode dev preview.

 To the best of my knowledge, there are no plans to do any further
 development on the 7.6.X branch of ghc, unless there is a show stopping
 bug that affects folks using a prebuilt GHC.  This issue only comes up
 with building ghc from source.

 If you use a prebuilt GCC, would these problems happen? (yes, 10.9 doesn't
 provide a GCC, but you can have that locally). NB: apple doesn't support
 GCC anymore, as of xcode 5.

 All GHC developers are focused on getting 7.8.1 ready for release shortly
 after ICFP this fall.

 Accordingly, unless some core GHC devs have the time to do a 7.6.4 release
 (which they dont, and this has enough work arounds that I think it
 probably cant be considered show stopping), i'm closing this as a wontfix.

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