AC_SUBST(exeext)
+dnl * Booting from .hc files?
+#--------------------------------------------------------------
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(hc-boot,
+ [
+Boot the Glasgow Haskell Compiler from intermediate .hc files.
+(This option is mostly of interest for porters.)
+ ],
+
+ BootingFromHc=YES,
+ BootingFromHc=NO
+)
+AC_SUBST(BootingFromHc)
+
# -------------------------------------------------------------------------
dnl
dnl * _GENERAL_ CONFIGURATION CHECKS
AC_SUBST(CompressCmd)
AC_SUBST(CompressSuffix)
-#
+dnl
dnl ** check for installed happy binary + version
-#
+dnl (don't do it if we're booting from .hc files though.)
+if (test "$BootingFromHc" = "NO"); then
AC_HAPPY
-
-if test x"$HappyCmd" != x; then
- if expr $HappyVersion \< "1.3" >/dev/null; then
- echo " Happy Version 1.3 or later is required to compile GHC."
- echo " Using the Happy sources in the tree.";
- HappyCmd=""
- fi
-fi
-
+fi;
#
#
dnl ** check for installed lx binary