[GHC] #11413: GHC 8.1.20160111 fails to bootstrap itself.

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#11413: GHC 8.1.20160111 fails to bootstrap itself.
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        Reporter:  kgardas           |                Owner:  thomie
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  highest           |            Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  8.1
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:  x86
 Type of failure:  Building GHC      |            Test Case:
  failed                             |
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:                    |  Differential Rev(s):  Phab:D1869
       Wiki Page:                    |  Phab:D1897
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Comment (by Ben Gamari <ben@…>):

 In [changeset:"525a304f8c010ce73f1456e507aca668eb4917ac/ghc"
 525a304f/ghc]:
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 #!CommitTicketReference repository="ghc"
 revision="525a304f8c010ce73f1456e507aca668eb4917ac"
 Make bootstrapping more robust

 Starting with GHC 8.0 we rely on GHC's native cabal macro generation.

 As a side-effect, this limits the packages in scope when compiling
 `ghc-cabal` for all bootstrapping GHCs.

 Reviewers: ezyang, austin, thomie, bgamari

 Reviewed By: thomie, bgamari

 Differential Revision: https://phabricator.haskell.org/D1897

 GHC Trac Issues: #11413
 }}}

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