[GHC] #9689: const_str support needed for hsc2hs in cross-compilation mode

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#9689: const_str support needed for hsc2hs in cross-compilation mode
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       Reporter:  aosivitz           |                   Owner:
           Type:  feature request    |                  Status:  new
       Priority:  normal             |               Milestone:
      Component:  hsc2hs             |                 Version:  7.8.3
       Keywords:  zlib ios cross-    |        Operating System:
  compilation                        |  Unknown/Multiple
   Architecture:  arm                |         Type of failure:  Other
     Difficulty:  Unknown            |               Test Case:
     Blocked By:                     |                Blocking:
Related Tickets:                     |  Differential Revisions:
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 Building zlib-0.5.4.1 in cross-compilation mode using ghc-ios fails with
 the following message: Codec/Compression/Zlib/Stream.hsc:924 directive
 const_str cannot be handled in cross-compilation mode

 Is it possible to add support for const_str so that zlib can be built? I
 am not an experienced GHC developer, but I would be happy to help however
 I can if it is possible.

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