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GHC Source Build documentation BUG: msg#00029

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Subject: GHC Source Build documentation BUG

Hello,

while trying to adapt the local bootstrap-from-scratch script that allows
us to install a somewhat customized GHC onto our systems starting from
nothing but an installed GCC 2.95, I noticed a bug in the documentation
accompanying the GHC 6.2 release. On
http://www.haskell.org/ghc/download_ghc_62.html there is a note stating
The source distribution needs an installed GHC 4.08.X, 5.X or 6.X to build.

As 4.08.2 is relatively easily bootstrapped using a C compiler, that is
the base we start off, and thus I figured I could just jump from 4.08.2
to 6.2. Unfortunately, the compilation itself then states:
:94: #error GHC >= 5.00 is required for bootstrapping GHC

Annoying, that. Especially given that I *checked* if I could jump from
4.08.2 to 6.2.

Doei, Arthur. (One extra stage in the bootstrapping process...)

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