[GHC] #10126: Test framework should not assume that GHC tools are in the same directory as GHC itself

[GHC]

#10126: Test framework should not assume that GHC tools are in the same directory
as GHC itself
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        Reporter:  Rufflewind        |                   Owner:  Rufflewind
            Type:  feature request   |                  Status:  patch
        Priority:  normal            |               Milestone:  7.12.1
       Component:  Test Suite        |                 Version:  7.8.4
      Resolution:                    |                Keywords:  test
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |  framework makefile
 Type of failure:  Other             |            Architecture:
      Blocked By:                    |  Unknown/Multiple
 Related Tickets:                    |               Test Case:
                                     |                Blocking:
                                     |  Differential Revisions:  Phab:D705
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Comment (by Austin Seipp <austin@…>):

 In [changeset:"504d8a4b183670830093a81d3c7a6d78416aed20/ghc"]:
 {{{
 #!CommitTicketReference repository="ghc"
 revision="504d8a4b183670830093a81d3c7a6d78416aed20"
 Don't assume tools are in same directory as ghc in some cases

 Summary: Tools such as `ghc-pkg` and `runghc` are no longer required to be
 in the same directory as `ghc` when running tests, provided that `TEST_HC`
 is not explicitly set and an in-tree compiler is not used.  Fixes #10126.

 Reviewers: thomie, austin

 Reviewed By: thomie, austin

 Subscribers: thomie

 Differential Revision: https://phabricator.haskell.org/D705

 GHC Trac Issues: #10126
 }}}

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