[GHC] #7339: GHC fails to build from source on Alpha

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#7339: GHC fails to build from source on Alpha
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    Reporter:  creemj    |       Owner:                     
        Type:  bug       |      Status:  new                
    Priority:  normal    |   Milestone:  7.8.1              
   Component:  Compiler  |     Version:  7.6.1              
    Keywords:            |          Os:  Linux              
Architecture:  alpha     |     Failure:  Building GHC failed
  Difficulty:  Unknown   |    Testcase:                     
   Blockedby:            |    Blocking:                     
     Related:            |  
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Comment(by creemj):

 7.4.1 builds successfully.

 The requested output from a 7.6.1 build:
 {{{
 (experimental)mjc at electro:~/debian/ghc/ghc-7.6.1$ inplace/bin/ghc-stage2
 +RTS --info
  [("GHC RTS", "YES")
  ,("GHC version", "7.6.1")
  ,("RTS way", "rts_thr")
  ,("Build platform", "alpha-unknown-linux")
  ,("Build architecture", "alpha")
  ,("Build OS", "linux")
  ,("Build vendor", "unknown")
  ,("Host platform", "alpha-unknown-linux")
  ,("Host architecture", "alpha")
  ,("Host OS", "linux")
  ,("Host vendor", "unknown")
  ,("Target platform", "alpha-unknown-linux")
  ,("Target architecture", "alpha")
  ,("Target OS", "linux")
  ,("Target vendor", "unknown")
  ,("Word size", "64")
  ,("Compiler unregisterised", "YES")
  ,("Tables next to code", "YES")
  ]
 (experimental)mjc at electro:~/debian/ghc/ghc-7.6.1$ inplace/bin/ghc-stage2
 --info
  [("Project name","The Glorious Glasgow Haskell Compilation System")
  ,("GCC extra via C opts"," -fwrapv")
  ,("C compiler command","/usr/bin/gcc")
  ,("C compiler flags"," -w -mieee -D_REENTRANT -fno-stack-protector  -w
 -mieee -D_REENTRANT -Wl,--hash-size=31 -Wl,--reduce-memory-overheads")
  ,("ar command","/usr/bin/ar")
  ,("ar flags","q")
  ,("ar supports at file","YES")
  ,("touch command","touch")
  ,("dllwrap command","/bin/false")
  ,("windres command","/bin/false")
  ,("perl command","/usr/bin/perl")
  ,("target os","OSLinux")
  ,("target arch","ArchUnknown")
  ,("target word size","8")
  ,("target has GNU nonexec stack","True")
  ,("target has .ident directive","True")
  ,("target has subsections via symbols","False")
  ,("LLVM llc command","llc-3.0")
  ,("LLVM opt command","opt-3.0")
  ,("Project version","7.6.1")
  ,("Booter version","7.4.1")
  ,("Stage","2")
  ,("Build platform","alpha-unknown-linux")
  ,("Host platform","alpha-unknown-linux")
  ,("Target platform","alpha-unknown-linux")
  ,("Have interpreter","NO")
  ,("Object splitting supported","NO")
  ,("Have native code generator","NO")
  ,("Support SMP","NO")
  ,("Unregisterised","YES")
  ,("Tables next to code","YES")
  ,("RTS ways","l debug  thr thr_debug thr_l thr_p ")
  ,("Leading underscore","NO")
  ,("Debug on","False")
  ,("LibDir","/home/mjc/debian/ghc/ghc-7.6.1/inplace/lib")
  ,("Global Package
 DB","/home/mjc/debian/ghc/ghc-7.6.1/inplace/lib/package.conf.d")
  ,("Gcc Linker flags","[\"-w\",\"-mieee\",\"-D_REENTRANT\",\"-Wl,--hash-
 size=31\",\"-Wl,--reduce-memory-overheads\"]")
  ,("Ld Linker flags","[\"--hash-size=31\",\"--reduce-memory-overheads\"]")
  ]
 (experimental)mjc at electro:~/debian/ghc/ghc-7.6.1$ inplace/bin/ghc-stage1
 +RTS --info
  [("GHC RTS", "YES")
  ,("GHC version", "7.4.1")
  ,("RTS way", "rts_v")
  ,("Build platform", "alpha-unknown-linux")
  ,("Build architecture", "alpha")
  ,("Build OS", "linux")
  ,("Build vendor", "unknown")
  ,("Host platform", "alpha-unknown-linux")
  ,("Host architecture", "alpha")
  ,("Host OS", "linux")
  ,("Host vendor", "unknown")
  ,("Target platform", "alpha-unknown-linux")
  ,("Target architecture", "alpha")
  ,("Target OS", "linux")
  ,("Target vendor", "unknown")
  ,("Word size", "64")
  ,("Compiler unregisterised", "YES")
  ,("Tables next to code", "YES")
  ]
 (experimental)mjc at electro:~/debian/ghc/ghc-7.6.1$ inplace/bin/ghc-stage1
 --info
  [("Project name","The Glorious Glasgow Haskell Compilation System")
  ,("GCC extra via C opts"," -fwrapv")
  ,("C compiler command","/usr/bin/gcc")
  ,("C compiler flags"," -w -mieee -D_REENTRANT -fno-stack-protector  -w
 -mieee -D_REENTRANT -Wl,--hash-size=31 -Wl,--reduce-memory-overheads")
  ,("ar command","/usr/bin/ar")
  ,("ar flags","q")
  ,("ar supports at file","YES")
  ,("touch command","touch")
  ,("dllwrap command","/bin/false")
  ,("windres command","/bin/false")
  ,("perl command","/usr/bin/perl")
  ,("target os","OSLinux")
  ,("target arch","ArchUnknown")
  ,("target word size","8")
  ,("target has GNU nonexec stack","True")
  ,("target has .ident directive","True")
  ,("target has subsections via symbols","False")
  ,("LLVM llc command","llc-3.0")
  ,("LLVM opt command","opt-3.0")
  ,("Project version","7.6.1")
  ,("Booter version","7.4.1")
  ,("Stage","1")
  ,("Build platform","alpha-unknown-linux")
  ,("Host platform","alpha-unknown-linux")
  ,("Target platform","alpha-unknown-linux")
  ,("Have interpreter","NO")
  ,("Object splitting supported","NO")
  ,("Have native code generator","NO")
  ,("Support SMP","NO")
  ,("Unregisterised","YES")
  ,("Tables next to code","YES")
  ,("RTS ways","l debug  thr thr_debug thr_l thr_p ")
  ,("Leading underscore","NO")
  ,("Debug on","False")
  ,("LibDir","/home/mjc/debian/ghc/ghc-7.6.1/inplace/lib")
  ,("Global Package
 DB","/home/mjc/debian/ghc/ghc-7.6.1/inplace/lib/package.conf.d")
  ,("Gcc Linker flags","[\"-w\",\"-mieee\",\"-D_REENTRANT\",\"-Wl,--hash-
 size=31\",\"-Wl,--reduce-memory-overheads\"]")
  ,("Ld Linker flags","[\"--hash-size=31\",\"--reduce-memory-overheads\"]")
  ]
 }}}

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