#11413: GHC 8.1.20160111 fails to bootstrap itself. -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: kgardas | Owner: thomie Type: bug | Status: new Priority: highest | Milestone: Component: Compiler | Version: 8.1 Resolution: | Keywords: Operating System: Unknown/Multiple | Architecture: x86 Type of failure: Building GHC | Test Case: failed | Blocked By: | Blocking: Related Tickets: | Differential Rev(s): Phab:D1869 Wiki Page: | Phab:D1897 -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Comment (by Ben Gamari <ben@…>): In [changeset:"525a304f8c010ce73f1456e507aca668eb4917ac/ghc" 525a304f/ghc]: {{{ #!CommitTicketReference repository="ghc" revision="525a304f8c010ce73f1456e507aca668eb4917ac" Make bootstrapping more robust Starting with GHC 8.0 we rely on GHC's native cabal macro generation. As a side-effect, this limits the packages in scope when compiling `ghc-cabal` for all bootstrapping GHCs. Reviewers: ezyang, austin, thomie, bgamari Reviewed By: thomie, bgamari Differential Revision: https://phabricator.haskell.org/D1897 GHC Trac Issues: #11413 }}} -- Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/11413#comment:9> GHC <http://www.haskell.org/ghc/> The Glasgow Haskell Compiler