[GHC] #1717: ghc-6.8 configure does not recognise 32bit userland on ppc64

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#1717: ghc-6.8 configure does not recognise 32bit userland on ppc64
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 Reporter:  kahl at cas.mcmaster.ca  |          Owner:             
     Type:  bug                   |         Status:  reopened   
 Priority:  normal                |      Milestone:  6.8.3      
Component:  Build System          |        Version:  6.8        
 Severity:  normal                |     Resolution:             
 Keywords:                        |     Difficulty:  Easy (1 hr)
 Testcase:  normal build          |   Architecture:  powerpc64  
       Os:  Linux                 |  
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Comment (by wkahl):

 Since {{{linux32}}} only acts on {{{uname -m}}}, and {{{uname -m}}} is not
 the right question to ask anyway, I would rather suggest chosing an
 appropriate {{{--build}}} setting — this way at least the end user uses an
 appropriate interface.

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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/1717#comment:14>
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