[Hackage] #421: Cabal shouldn't try to build split-objs when ghc reports it does not support it

1 Dec 2008

      #421: Cabal shouldn't try to build split-objs when ghc reports it does not
support it
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  Reporter:  duncan           |        Owner:           
      Type:  defect           |       Status:  new      
  Priority:  low              |    Milestone:  Cabal-1.8
 Component:  Cabal library    |      Version:  HEAD     
  Severity:  normal           |     Keywords:           
Difficulty:  easy (<4 hours)  |   Ghcversion:  6.8.3    
  Platform:                   |  
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 It is possible to build ghc without support for object splitting. In such
 a case Cabal should refuse to work if the user enables split objs.

 All one has to do is to parse the output of `ghc --info` (which is in a
 `Read/Show` format).

 See also #24.

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Ticket URL: http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/hackage/ticket/421
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