[GHC] #6086: Cross compilation fails using system linker for other architecture binaries

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#6086: Cross compilation fails using system linker for other architecture binaries
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              Reporter:  mtjm                 |            Owner:
                  Type:  bug                  |           Status:  new
              Priority:  high                 |        Milestone:  7.8.4
             Component:  Build System         |          Version:  7.8.3
            Resolution:                       |         Keywords:
      Operating System:  Linux                |     Architecture:  arm
       Type of failure:  Building GHC failed  |       Difficulty:  Unknown
             Test Case:                       |       Blocked By:
              Blocking:                       |  Related Tickets:
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Comment (by rwbarton):

 libgmp should be being configured with `--host=arm-unknown-linux-gnueabi`.
 I think this is a bug in the build system and currently you probably just
 want to use integer-simple instead.

 I don't think `make quick-cross` actually does anything... you should set
 up a `build.mk` (copied from `build.mk.sample`) and add `INTEGER_LIBRARY =
 integer-simple`. I think pretty much any `BuildFlavour` should work but
 note that the `quick-cross` and `perf-cross` flavours only build a
 ''cross-compiler'' and not a ''cross-compiled compiler'' that runs on the
 target.

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