[GHC] #8620: build of head on Mac 10.9 with xcode 5 fails with

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#8620: build of head on Mac 10.9 with xcode 5 fails with
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        Reporter:  George               |            Owner:
            Type:  bug                  |           Status:  new
        Priority:  normal               |        Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler             |          Version:  7.6.3
      Resolution:                       |         Keywords:
Operating System:  MacOS X              |     Architecture:  x86_64 (amd64)
 Type of failure:  Building GHC failed  |       Difficulty:  Unknown
       Test Case:                       |       Blocked By:
        Blocking:                       |  Related Tickets:
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Comment (by George):

 can't modify original ticket, adding missing WikiFormatting
 > make -j3
 > fails with
 >
 > Configuring ghc-bin-7.7.20131217...
 > Warning: 'data-dir: ..' is a relative path outside of the source tree.
 This
 > will not work when generating a tarball with 'sdist'.
 > ghc.mk:100: {{{***}}} Make has restarted itself 2 times; is there a
 makefile bug? See
 http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/wiki/Building/Troubleshooting#Makehasrestarteditself3timesisthereamakefilebug
 for details.  Stop.
 > make: {{{***}}} [all] Error 2

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