[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:  9421                 |  Related Tickets:
Differential Revisions:                       |
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Comment (by jpmasseria):

 @cetu86 following your instructions I get:


 {{{
 johnma at aspire-ubuntu:~/ghc$ make -j2
 ===--- building phase 0
 make -r --no-print-directory -f ghc.mk phase=0 phase_0_builds
 libraries/hpc/ghc.mk:3: libraries/hpc/dist-boot/package-data.mk: No such
 file or directory
 libraries/Cabal/Cabal/ghc.mk:3: libraries/Cabal/Cabal/dist-boot/package-
 data.mk: No such file or directory
 libraries/bin-package-db/ghc.mk:3: libraries/bin-package-db/dist-boot
 /package-data.mk: No such file or directory
 libraries/hoopl/ghc.mk:3: libraries/hoopl/dist-boot/package-data.mk: No
 such file or directory
 libraries/transformers/ghc.mk:3: libraries/transformers/dist-boot/package-
 data.mk: No such file or directory
 libraries/terminfo/ghc.mk:3: libraries/terminfo/dist-boot/package-data.mk:
 No such file or directory
 libraries/dph/ghc.mk:134: *** dph_th_deps(v): libraries/dph/dph-base_dist-
 install_GHCI_LIB not defined!.  Stop.
 make: *** [all] Error 2

 }}}

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