[GHC] #13753: Improve GHC's ghc package environment lookup logic

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#13753: Improve GHC's ghc package environment lookup logic
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        Reporter:  hvr               |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  feature request   |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:  8.8.1
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  8.0.1
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
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 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:                    |  Differential Rev(s):  Phab:D4690
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Comment (by bgamari):

 comment:9 has been backported to `ghc-8.4` in
 026d908f56c05d1f02df688816278c479872212b.

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