[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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Old description:

> 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

New description:

 {{{
 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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Comment (by hvr):

 fixed wiki formatting in description

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