[GHC] #9524: GHC uses wrong linker when cross compiling

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#9524: GHC uses wrong linker when cross compiling
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        Reporter:  Kritzefitz        |                   Owner:  rwbarton
            Type:  bug               |                  Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |               Milestone:
       Component:  Build System      |                 Version:  7.8.4
      Resolution:                    |                Keywords:  Cross
Operating System:  Linux             |  compiling
 Type of failure:  Building GHC      |            Architecture:  x86
  failed                             |               Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |                Blocking:
 Related Tickets:                    |  Differential Revisions:
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Comment (by erikd):

 The problem was that the `hsc2hs` code has a number of code blocks wrapped
 in:

 {{{
 #if defined(mingw_HOST_OS)
 }}}

 and `mingw_HOST_OS` is defined when cross compiling from Linux/OSX to
 Windows.

 If I change the above to:

 {{{
 #if (defined(mingw32_HOST_OS) && HostPlatform_TYPE == mingw32_HOST_OS)
 }}}

 the cross-compile process proceeds past this issue and runs into other
 issues later in the compile process.

 I don't have a Windows machine to test that this doesn't break MinGW
 native builds but the above certainly seems sensible.

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