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<term>Build GHC from intermediate C <Filename>.hc</Filename> files<indexterm><primary>hc files</primary></indexterm>:</term>
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+ <para><emphasis>NOTE: GHC version 5.xx is significantly
+ harder to bootstrap from C than previous versions. We
+ recommend starting from version 4.08.2 if you need to
+ bootstrap in this way.</emphasis></para>
+
<para>You need a working GHC to use a source distribution.
What if you don't have a working GHC? Then you may be able
to bootstrap up from the intermediate C
<indexterm><primary>booting GHC from .hc files</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>porting GHC</primary></indexterm></Title>
+ <para><emphasis>NOTE: GHC version 5.xx is significantly harder to
+ bootstrap from C than previous versions. We recommend starting
+ from version 4.08.2 if you need to bootstrap in this
+ way.</emphasis></para>
+
<para>
This section is for people trying to get GHC going by using the supplied
intermediate C (<filename>.hc</filename>) files. This would probably be