[GHC] #1848: Binary distributions don't install gmp

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#1848: Binary distributions don't install gmp
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    Reporter:  simonmar      |       Owner:         
        Type:  bug           |      Status:  new    
    Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  6.8.2  
   Component:  Build System  |     Version:  6.8.1  
    Severity:  critical      |    Keywords:  gmp    
  Difficulty:  Easy (1 hr)   |    Testcase:         
Architecture:  Unknown       |          Os:  Unknown
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 Manuel Chakravarty writes:

 Unfortunately, make binary-dist is broken in the HEAD and the 6.8 branch
 for systems without a pre-installed gmp library.  The reason is that
 distrib/Makefile lacks code that installs the embedded gmp.  For the Mac
 OS X 10.5 binary distribution that I just announced on the GHC users list,
 I patched the Makefile with the attached patch.  However, I am not sure
 whether that's the best/intended way of doing this.  (Just invoking
 `gmp/Makefile` doesn't work, but it might be nice to fix that instead of
 inlining the GMP install in the toplevel Makefile.)

 What's the Right Thing to do here?

 Manuel

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