[GHC] #11737: Make validate --testsuite-only behave correctly w.r.t. bindisttest

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#11737: Make validate --testsuite-only behave correctly w.r.t. bindisttest
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        Reporter:  goldfire          |                Owner:
            Type:  feature request   |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Build System      |              Version:  8.1
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Comment (by thomie):

 > wasn't sure it would run the same set of tests in the same way
 It should. If you want to know more, it's probably best to look at
 validate script itself. The line that calls the tests is:
 {{{
  $make $MAKE_TEST_TARGET stage=2 $BINDIST $TEST_VERBOSITY THREADS=$threads
 2>&1 | tee testlog
 }}}

 > `validate --no-clean --lax-dependencies` or `validate --no-clean
 --stage-2`.
 You can create a file `mk/validate.mk` containing `stage=2` and
 `LAX_DEPENDENCIES = YES`.

 When running `./validate` (or when running `make` with a leftover `mk/are-
 validating.mk` file), the build system reads settings from
 `mk/validate.mk` instead of `mk/build.mk`.

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