[GHC] #5172: unix-compat does not build because of strangeness in GHC's header files.

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#5172: unix-compat does not build because of strangeness in GHC's header files.
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  Reporter:  rtvd            |          Owner:                  
      Type:  bug             |         Status:  closed          
  Priority:  normal          |      Milestone:                  
 Component:  Runtime System  |        Version:  7.0.3           
Resolution:  worksforme      |       Keywords:  unix-compat     
  Testcase:                  |      Blockedby:                  
Difficulty:                  |             Os:  Unknown/Multiple
  Blocking:                  |   Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
   Failure:  Other           |  
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Changes (by igloo):

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


Comment:

 To use a bindist your system needs to be "similar enough" to the system
 that built it.

 Ubuntu probably has a `libbsd-dev` package including `libutil.h`.

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