[GHC] #7375: Building ghc fails because it is looking for an old version of libgmp

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#7375: Building ghc fails because it is looking for an old version of libgmp
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  Reporter:  mimosa               |          Owner:                  
      Type:  bug                  |         Status:  closed          
  Priority:  normal               |      Milestone:                  
 Component:  Compiler             |        Version:  7.4.2           
Resolution:  fixed                |       Keywords:                  
        Os:  Linux                |   Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
   Failure:  Building GHC failed  |     Difficulty:  Unknown         
  Testcase:                       |      Blockedby:                  
  Blocking:                       |        Related:  5743            
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Comment(by simonmar):

 Replying to [comment:11 mimosa]:
 > I am downloading this source tarball:
 >
 > http://www.haskell.org/ghc/dist/7.4.2/ghc-7.4.2-$tararch-unknown-
 linux.tar.bz2
 >
 > where the variable is either i386 or x86_64
 >
 > I'm assuming that contains both stage 0 and the sourcecode. And when I
 build it, the resulting GHC still has those dependencies.

 That's just the compiler binaries, not the source code.  You haven't built
 it yet.

 > I hope I'm not missing the point here, but given the bootstrapping, I
 don't see where else stage 0 can come from but you guys: if, that is,
 there is no way to build GHC without a working GHC. In this case there is
 no doubt which came first - it must be the egg, not the chicken.
 >
 > Looking in the directory linked to above, I see there is this:
 >
 > http://www.haskell.org/ghc/dist/7.4.2/ghc-7.4.2-src.tar.bz2
 >
 > Is that what I should be building against what I've got already?

 That is the source code, yes.

 I'd recommend taking a look at [wiki:Building] and following the steps
 there, let us know where you get stuck.  BTW, the `glasgow-haskell-users`
 mailing list is a better place to ask questions, there are lots of people
 there who will help.

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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/7375#comment:12>
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