Sounds very much like it :-) Will try the workaround tomorrow.

Em segunda-feira, 28 de dezembro de 2015, GHC <ghc-devs@haskell.org> escreveu:
#11239: GHC HEAD: cannot bootstrap HEAD with HEAD
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        Reporter:  heisenbug         |                Owner:
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  high              |            Milestone:  8.0.1
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  7.11
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
 Type of failure:  Building GHC      |  Unknown/Multiple
  failed                             |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
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Comment (by hvr):

 Replying to [comment:4 heisenbug]:
 > It would be interesting to see if it is just me or if somebody can
 reproduce the problem.

 Re `genprimopcode` see #11302 and #11303

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