[GHC] #15916: GHC doesn't build on powerpc64 architecture on systems other than GNU / Linux

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#15916: GHC doesn't build on powerpc64 architecture on systems other than GNU /
Linux
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        Reporter:  pkubaj            |                Owner:  trommler
            Type:  feature request   |               Status:  patch
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:  8.10.1
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  8.6.2
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:  powerpc64
 Type of failure:  Building GHC      |            Test Case:
  failed                             |
      Blocked By:  15411             |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:                    |  Differential Rev(s):
       Wiki Page:                    |  https://gitlab.haskell.org/ghc/ghc/merge_requests/81
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Comment (by pkubaj):

 Unfortunately with 8.6.3 I'm getting:

 {{{
 inplace/bin/deriveConstants --gen-header -o includes/dist-
 derivedconstants/header/DerivedConstants.h --tmpdir includes/dist-
 derivedconstants/header/ --gcc-program "powerpc64-unknown-freebsd-gcc"
 --gcc-flag -Wall --gcc-flag -Werror=unused-but-set-variable --gcc-flag
 -Wno-error=inline --gcc-flag -fno-stack-protector --gcc-flag -Iincludes
 --gcc-flag -Iincludes/dist --gcc-flag -Iincludes/dist-
 derivedconstants/header --gcc-flag -Iincludes/dist-ghcconstants/header
 --gcc-flag -Irts --gcc-flag -fcommon --nm-program "" --target-os "freebsd"
 deriveConstants: : readCreateProcess: runInteractiveProcess: exec: does
 not exist (No such file or directory)
 libraries/hpc/ghc.mk:3: libraries/hpc/dist-boot/build/.depend-v.haskell:
 No such file or directory
 gmake[1]: *** [includes/ghc.mk:193: includes/dist-
 derivedconstants/header/DerivedConstants.h] Error 1
 }}}

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