+CONFIGURE_FLAGS_STAGE1 += $(foreach flag, $(GhcStage1HcOpts), --ghc-option=$(flag))
+CONFIGURE_FLAGS_STAGE2 += $(foreach flag, $(GhcStage2HcOpts), --ghc-option=$(flag))
+CONFIGURE_FLAGS_STAGE3 += $(foreach flag, $(GhcStage3HcOpts), --ghc-option=$(flag))
+
+BUILD_FLAGS += $(patsubst %, --ghc-option=%, $(SRC_HC_OPTS))
+# Allow EXTRA_HC_OPTS to be used from the command line to add options
+# when building (e.g. -v)
+BUILD_FLAGS += $(patsubst %, --ghc-option=%, $(EXTRA_HC_OPTS))
+