[GHC] #3312: no darcs and no VERSION file

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#3312: no darcs and no VERSION file
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 Reporter:  zooko             |          Owner:                  
     Type:  bug               |         Status:  new             
 Priority:  normal            |      Milestone:                  
Component:  Compiler          |        Version:  6.10.2          
 Severity:  normal            |     Resolution:                  
 Keywords:                    |       Testcase:                  
       Os:  Unknown/Multiple  |   Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
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Comment (by zooko):

 I created a {{{VERSION}}} file and that got past this problem to another
 problem, saying "no $ver_date, check that darcs is installed".  I guess
 the tarball should have a {{{VERSION}}} file added.

 I got past this problem by the following extra step before
 {{{./configure}}}:

 {{{
 /bin/rm -rf ./_darcs
 }}}

 I suggest that the configure script try running "darcs" and then if it
 fails move on without a ver_date instead of testing for the existence of
 _darcs and then trying to run darcs and then failing hard if it doesn't
 get a ver_date.

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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/3312#comment:1>
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