--- ghc/configure~	Sun Dec 31 08:06:32 2006
+++ ghc/configure	Sun Dec 31 08:06:32 2006
@@ -2343,7 +2343,9 @@
 if test "${fp_cv_ghc_has_readline+set}" = set; then
   echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
 else
-  if "${GhcPkgCmd-ghc-pkg}" --show-package readline >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+# if "${GhcPkgCmd-ghc-pkg}" --show-package readline >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+# freebsd hack
+ if true; then
   fp_cv_ghc_has_readline=yes
 else
   fp_cv_ghc_has_readline=no