6 * Modify configure.ac and rules/build-package-data.mk to allow
7 ``--with-curses-{includes,libraries}`` to be passed to the top-level
8 ``configure``, and send a patch to the upstream.
9 * Add the following ``./configure`` flags to eliminate
10 ``patch-Makefile`` and ``patch-ghc.mk``:
12 * ``--with-dist-archiver={bzip2,xz} [default=bzip2]``
16 * Let ``./configure`` check for broken binutils and provide a better
17 fix for ``patch-rts_StgCRun.c``.
18 * Build more bootstrapping compilers to support more platforms.
21 How to build a bootstrapping compiler
22 -------------------------------------
24 You need a working compiler to build one. If you think there are no
25 bindists for your platform, you may need to cross-build a compiler
26 yourself: `Cross-compiling GHC
27 <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/wiki/Building/CrossCompiling>`_
29 Assuming you have a working ghc in your PATH, just run ``bmake patch
30 && bmake bootstrap`` and see if you are lucky enough.