[GHC] #7942: aarch64 support in ghc

[GHC]

#7942: aarch64 support in ghc
--------------------------------------------+---------------------------
        Reporter:  jcapik                   |            Owner:  kgardas
            Type:  feature request          |           Status:  new
        Priority:  normal                   |        Milestone:  7.10.1
       Component:  Compiler                 |          Version:  7.6.3
      Resolution:                           |         Keywords:
Operating System:  Linux                    |     Architecture:  arm
 Type of failure:  GHC doesn't work at all  |       Difficulty:  Unknown
       Test Case:                           |       Blocked By:  7623
        Blocking:                           |  Related Tickets:
--------------------------------------------+---------------------------

Comment (by kgardas):

 Replying to [comment:16 carter]:
 > @karel,
 > unregisterized builds use GCC specific C code, in which case you'll have
 to use GCC.
 >
 > GCC 4.8 and newer, when built with multi target support, seems to have
 aarch 64 support.
 >
 > clang/llvm wont work.
 >
 > cheers
 > -Carter

 Carter, this is misunderstanding IMHO. I'm not dealing with unregisterised
 via C, but instead with unregisterised via LLVM build here. Please read
 the GHC/LLVM porting document I linked above for more information.

--
Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/7942#comment:17>
GHC <http://www.haskell.org/ghc/>
The Glasgow Haskell Compiler