[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):

 I added {{{Stage1Only = NO}}}

 {{{
 root at oamd64:$/usr/ports/lang/ghc/work/ghc-8.6.3$ tail mk/build.mk
 HADDOCK_DOCS = NO
 #EXTRA_HADDOCK_OPTS += --quickjump --hyperlinked-source

 # Don't strip debug and other unneeded symbols from libraries and
 executables.
 STRIP_CMD = :
 INTEGER_LIBRARY = integer-simple
 BIN_DIST_NAME=ghc-8.6.3-boot
 BIN_DIST_TAR=ghc-8.6.3-boot.tar
 DYNAMIC_GHC_PROGRAMS = NO
 Stage1Only = NO
 }}}

 Then:
 {{{
 gmake clean
 gmake -j 8 && gmake binary-dist TAR_COMP=xz
 }}}

 But after untaring it, ghc-stage2 is still in {{{ghc/stage2/build/tmp}}}.
 {{{
 root at talos:$/home/pkubaj/ghc-8.6.3-boot$ find . -name ghc-stage2
 ./ghc/stage2/build/tmp/ghc-stage2
 }}}

 And it's a binary:
 {{{
 root at talos:$/home/pkubaj/ghc-8.6.3-boot$ file ./ghc/stage2/build/tmp/ghc-
 stage2
 ./ghc/stage2/build/tmp/ghc-stage2: ELF 64-bit MSB executable, 64-bit
 PowerPC or cisco 7500, version 1 (FreeBSD), dynamically linked,
 interpreter /libexec/ld-elf.so.1, FreeBSD-style, for FreeBSD 12.0
 (1200086), with debug_info, not stripped
 }}}

 I attempted to install it anyway with:
 {{{
 CFLAGS="-Wl,-rpath=/usr/local/lib/gcc8 -isystem /usr/local/include"
 CXXFLAGS="-Wl,-rpath=/usr/local/lib/gcc8 -isystem /usr/local/include"
 CC=gcc8 CXX=g++8 ./configure
 gmake install
 }}}

 This threw the following error:
 {{{
 ghc-cabal: '/usr/local/lib/ghc-8.6.3/bin/ghc-pkg' exited with an error:
 ghc-boot-th-8.6.3: Warning: haddock-interfaces:
 /usr/local/share/doc/ghc-8.6.3/html/libraries/ghc-boot-th-8.6.3/ghc-boot-
 th.haddock
 doesn't exist or isn't a file
 ghc-boot-th-8.6.3: dependency "base-4.12.0.0" doesn't exist (use --force
 to
 override)

 gmake[1]: *** [ghc.mk:991: install_packages] Error 1
 gmake: *** [Makefile:51: install] Error 2
 }}}

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Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/15916#comment:32>
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