[GHC] #1346: bootstrap from HC files

[GHC]

#1346: bootstrap from HC files
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    Reporter:  simonmar          |        Owner:  igloo           
        Type:  bug               |       Status:  closed          
    Priority:  high              |    Milestone:  6.12.1          
   Component:  Build System      |      Version:  6.6.1           
    Severity:  normal            |   Resolution:  fixed           
    Keywords:                    |   Difficulty:  Moderate (1 day)
    Testcase:                    |           Os:  Unknown/Multiple
Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple  |  
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Changes (by igloo):

  * status:  new => closed
  * resolution:  => fixed

Comment:

 Porting to a new platform is now working again:
 http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/wiki/Building/Porting

 Doing a non-bootstrapping build from HC files isn't something that we plan
 to support, especially given that the registerised via-C way will be
 disappearing.

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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/1346#comment:21>
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