[GHC] #8760: ghc 7.8: ghc-split not installed

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#8760: ghc 7.8: ghc-split not installed
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       Reporter:                |             Owner:
  MagnusTherning                |            Status:  new
           Type:  bug           |         Milestone:
       Priority:  normal        |           Version:  7.8.1-rc1
      Component:  Build System  |  Operating System:  Linux
       Keywords:                |   Type of failure:  Installing GHC failed
   Architecture:                |         Test Case:
  Unknown/Multiple              |          Blocking:
     Difficulty:  Unknown       |
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 These are the steps I run to build and install (to prepare for packaging):

 {{{
 ./sync-all -r git://git.haskell.org get -b ghc-7.8
 ./boot
 ./configure --prefix=/usr
 make -j 5
 make DESTDIR=/path/to/prepackage/dir install
 }}}

 The build itself works fine, the installed binaries work for simple tests
 like compiling ''hello, world'', starting {{{ghci}}}, etc.  However,
 building '''mtl''' failed with

 {{{
 Configuring mtl-2.1.2...
 Building mtl-2.1.2...
 Preprocessing library mtl-2.1.2...
 [ 1 of 21] Compiling Control.Monad.Writer.Class (
 Control/Monad/Write/Class.hs, dist/build/Control/Monad/Writer/Class.o )
 ghc: could not execute: /usr/lib/ghc-7.8.0.20140204/ghc-split
 }}}

 So it seems ''ghc-split'' isn't installed by {{{make install}}}.  It also
 isn't included in the output of {{{make binary-dist}}}.

 I've seen this on both ''x86'' and ''x86_64''.

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Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/8760>
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