[GHC] #12661: Testsuite driver fails on Windows

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#12661: Testsuite driver fails on Windows
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        Reporter:  bgamari       |                Owner:
            Type:  bug           |               Status:  upstream
        Priority:  normal        |            Milestone:
       Component:  Test Suite    |              Version:  8.0.1
      Resolution:                |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Windows       |         Architecture:  x86_64 (amd64)
 Type of failure:  None/Unknown  |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:                |  Differential Rev(s):
       Wiki Page:                |
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Comment (by Ben Gamari <ben@…>):

 In [changeset:"17d696f1a8dcc28074886a2830036144eced6d87/ghc" 17d696f/ghc]:
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 #!CommitTicketReference repository="ghc"
 revision="17d696f1a8dcc28074886a2830036144eced6d87"
 validate: Allow user to override Python interpreter

 Due to #12554 and #12661 we must be quite picky about our choice of
 Python interpreter on Windows. Allow the user to override it.

 Test Plan: `PYTHON=/usr/bin/python2 ./validate` on Windows

 Reviewers: austin, Phyx

 Subscribers: thomie

 Differential Revision: https://phabricator.haskell.org/D2603

 GHC Trac Issues: #12554, #12661
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