[GHC] #7017: Rethink need for tarballs under "friendly" environment

[GHC]

#7017: Rethink need for tarballs under "friendly" environment
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    Reporter:  FUZxxl            |       Owner:                  
        Type:  task              |      Status:  new             
    Priority:  high              |   Milestone:  7.8.1           
   Component:  Build System      |     Version:  7.4.2           
    Keywords:                    |          Os:  Unknown/Multiple
Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple  |     Failure:  Other           
  Difficulty:  Unknown           |    Testcase:                  
   Blockedby:                    |    Blocking:                  
     Related:                    |  
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Changes (by igloo):

  * priority:  normal => high
  * milestone:  => 7.8.1


Comment:

 We should make a decision about this and close the ticket, so I'll mark it
 high so that we don't just let it languish.

 The two options are:
  * Bundle everything in one, as we do now. Makes it convenient for users,
 but downloads are large and it uses more disk space.
  * Have 2 (or more) separate tarballs, and require the user unpacks the
 right ones for their platform. Possibly confusing for people trying to
 build GHC.

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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/7017#comment:2>
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