[GHC] #4163: Make cross-compilation work

[GHC]

#4163: Make cross-compilation work
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    Reporter:  simonmar          |        Owner:  simonmar            
        Type:  task              |       Status:  patch               
    Priority:  high              |    Milestone:  7.2.1               
   Component:  Build System      |      Version:  6.12.3              
    Keywords:                    |     Testcase:                      
   Blockedby:                    |   Difficulty:  Difficult (2-5 days)
          Os:  Unknown/Multiple  |     Blocking:                      
Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple  |      Failure:  None/Unknown        
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Changes (by simonpj):

  * owner:  => simonmar


Comment:

 Dear dankna, thank you for doing this work.  Simon M is on holiday and
 he'll definitely need to review it, which he can do when he gets back.

 Big patches are something of a high-risk strategy!  It's usually better to
 propose and discuss a design before investing your cycles in executing on
 it.  But regardless, thank you for rolling up your sleeves.  We need
 people who will do that.

 Simon

 PS: assigning to Simon M because we can't proceed without your say-so!

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