[MacPorts] #20282: ghc-6.10.3_6 configure fails due to perl version

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#20282: ghc-6.10.3_6 configure fails due to perl version
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  Reporter:  league@…                  |       Owner:  gwright@…           
      Type:  defect                    |      Status:  closed              
  Priority:  Normal                    |   Milestone:                      
 Component:  ports                     |     Version:  1.8.0               
Resolution:  invalid                   |    Keywords:                      
      Port:  ghc                       |  
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Changes (by gwright@…):

  * status:  assigned => closed
  * resolution:  => invalid


Comment:

 No mystery: when you build with 'port' the Portfile forces the use of
 MacPorts perl5.8.  This was broken in your setup.  When you run
 'configure' manually, you get the first perl on your PATH, probably the
 system perl, /usr/bin/perl.

 At the moment on 10.5.7, /usr/bin/perl is version 5.8.8, which is probably
 OK for building ghc.  But the configuration checks are not sufficient to
 tell if the detected version is up to snuff, so the Portfile forces a
 version known to work on all platforms.

 Yes, it's ugly for ghc to depend on perl at all.  For the last three years
 it has been slated for removal Real Soon Now.

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