[GHC] #7339: GHC fails to build from source on Alpha

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#7339: GHC fails to build from source on Alpha
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  Reporter:  creemj               |          Owner:  igloo  
      Type:  bug                  |         Status:  closed 
  Priority:  normal               |      Milestone:  7.8.1  
 Component:  Compiler             |        Version:  7.6.1  
Resolution:  fixed                |       Keywords:         
        Os:  Linux                |   Architecture:  alpha  
   Failure:  Building GHC failed  |     Difficulty:  Unknown
  Testcase:                       |      Blockedby:         
  Blocking:                       |        Related:         
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Comment(by dterei):

 Yes. Why did stuff in nativeGen get reverted? we don't support -fasm on
 these platforms...

 Any chance we could revert the revert and go with @slyfox's fix? The extra
 if'defs for these platforms is distracting.

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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/7339#comment:15>
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