[GHC] #8261: Windows Testsuite stuck at configuring timeout

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#8261: Windows Testsuite stuck at configuring timeout
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        Reporter:  leroux        |            Owner:  leroux
            Type:  bug           |           Status:  new
        Priority:  high          |        Milestone:
       Component:  Test Suite    |          Version:  7.6.3
      Resolution:                |         Keywords:
Operating System:  Windows       |     Architecture:  x86
 Type of failure:  None/Unknown  |       Difficulty:  Unknown
       Test Case:                |       Blocked By:
        Blocking:                |  Related Tickets:
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Comment (by leroux):

 Substituting {{{./Setup.exe}}} with cabal commands somehow fixes this
 issue.

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 Makefile
 (https://github.com/leroux/testsuite/blob/master/timeout/Makefile#L36-L47)

 {{{ $ diff Makefile Makefile-fixed }}}

 {{{
 <       '$(TEST_HC)' --make Setup
 <       ./Setup configure --with-compiler='$(TEST_HC)' \
 <                         --with-hc-pkg='$(GHC_PKG)' \
 <                         --with-hsc2hs='$(HSC2HS)' \
 <                         $(WITH_GCC) \
 <                         --ghc-option=-threaded --prefix='$(PREFIX)'
 <       ./Setup build
 <       ./Setup install
 ---
 >       cabal install --prefix='$(PREFIX)'
 }}}

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