mac platform problem with configure in 7.10.3 release candidate 3

[George Colpitts]

No, it's the reverse, it is gnu gcc that fails and Apple gcc that works

Attached is the config.log for the failing case of gnu gcc

On Sat, Nov 21, 2015 at 12:05 PM, Ben Gamari <ben at well-typed.com> wrote:

> George Colpitts <george.colpitts at gmail.com> writes:
>
> > The hq rc3 mac binary build is where I am reporting the problem.
> > I also reproduced it on a mac just now on the hq rc3 src build which I
> > guess is not surprising.
> >
> > I believe I encountered this in previous 7.10.3 builds but failed to
> report
> > it.
> >
> > Sorry
> >
> > On Sat, Nov 21, 2015 at 12:07 AM, Carter Schonwald <
> > carter.schonwald at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Was this my build or the hq build?
> >> On Nov 20, 2015 6:55 PM, "George Colpitts" <george.colpitts at gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> On MacOS if your path is such that gcc is the gnu gcc rather than
> Apple's
> >>> gcc then ./configure gives
> >>>
> >>> checking whether we are cross compiling... configure: error: in
> >>> `/Users/gcolpitts/downloads/ghc-7.10.2.20151114':
> >>> configure: error: cannot run C compiled programs.
> >>> If you meant to cross compile, use `--host'.
> >>> See `config.log' for more details
> >>>
> It's not clear to me why Apple's "GCC" (actually clang, if I'm not
> mistaken) doesn't work here. Could you paste config.log somewhere?
>
> Cheers,
>
> - Ben
>
>
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