[GHC] #14056: Figure out what to do about libffi

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#14056: Figure out what to do about libffi
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        Reporter:  bgamari           |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  task              |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:  8.4.1
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  8.0.1
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Comment (by angerman):

 I really wonder how other languages that e.g. depend on the go support
 that was added after the last release handle this? Do they just depend on
 some repository hash?

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