#13792: Allow building using distro GCC on Windows -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: Phyx- | Owner: Phyx- Type: feature request | Status: patch Priority: normal | Milestone: 8.4.1 Component: Build System | Version: 8.0.1 Resolution: | Keywords: Operating System: Windows | Architecture: | Unknown/Multiple Type of failure: None/Unknown | Test Case: Blocked By: | Blocking: Related Tickets: | Differential Rev(s): Phab:D3637 Wiki Page: | -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Comment (by Tamar Christina <tamar@…>): In [changeset:"fda094d000cf2c2874a8205c8212cb83b52259ef/ghc" fda094d/ghc]: {{{ #!CommitTicketReference repository="ghc" revision="fda094d000cf2c2874a8205c8212cb83b52259ef" Provide way to build using existing C compiler on Windows. Summary: There are various distros that build GHC using their own C compilers such as MSYS2. Currently they have to patch the build scripts everytime. This patch provides the configure argument `--enable-distro-toolchain` which allows one to build using any C compiler on the path. This is also useful for testing new versions of GCC. Test Plan: ./configure --enable-distro-toolchain && make - && make THREADS=9 test ./validate Reviewers: austin, hvr, bgamari Reviewed By: bgamari Subscribers: rwbarton, thomie, erikd, #ghc_windows_task_force GHC Trac Issues: #13792 Differential Revision: https://phabricator.haskell.org/D3637 }}} -- Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/13792#comment:3> GHC <http://www.haskell.org/ghc/> The Glasgow Haskell Compiler