[GHC] #14775: GHC 8.4.1-alpha3 regression: Build error when `build-type: Custom` and `license: OtherLicense` are in the .cabal file

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#14775: GHC 8.4.1-alpha3 regression: Build error when `build-type: Custom` and
`license: OtherLicense` are in the .cabal file
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        Reporter:  asr               |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  8.4.1-alpha3
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 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |            Test Case:
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Comment (by asr):

 Replying to [comment:1 phadej]:
 > TL;DR, I don't think this a valid issue. To fix, use up-to-data `cabal-
 install`.

 @phadej, thank you for a very informative answer.


 The oldest `GHC` version currently supported by Agda is `7.10.*`. If I
 understand correctly, the proposed fixes require at least `Cabal >= 1.24`.
 Is there a fix which also work with the `Cabal` version (i.e. `Cabal
 1.22.*`) shipped with `GHC 7.10.3`?

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