[GHC] #8156: amd64 + in-tree gmp build broken

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#8156: amd64 + in-tree gmp build broken
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        Reporter:  errge             |            Owner:
            Type:  bug               |           Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |        Milestone:  7.8.1
       Component:  Build System      |          Version:  7.7
      Resolution:                    |         Keywords:  patch
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |     Architecture:  x86_64 (amd64)
 Type of failure:  Building GHC      |       Difficulty:  Easy (less than 1
  failed                             |  hour)
       Test Case:                    |       Blocked By:
        Blocking:                    |  Related Tickets:  #4022 #4366 #4374
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Comment (by errge):

 Yes, it means that.

 I forgot to show that it in the test output, but not just the resulting
 binary is independent of GMP, but the GHC itself is too.

 BTW, is there some legal issues if a distribution decides to "distribute"
 GMP statically linked into a GHC binary?

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