From cd6a73a7be93ffdaaefbd4b47b78425dcec4fc02 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: simonmar <unknown>
Date: Wed, 10 May 2000 08:27:12 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 1/1] [project @ 2000-05-10 08:27:12 by simonmar] Hack to work
 around bug in pre-4.06 mkdependHS.  Fixes last night's
 nightly build failure.

---
 ghc/compiler/rename/RnIfaces.lhs |    7 +++++--
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/ghc/compiler/rename/RnIfaces.lhs b/ghc/compiler/rename/RnIfaces.lhs
index 9174def..0b6c368 100644
--- a/ghc/compiler/rename/RnIfaces.lhs
+++ b/ghc/compiler/rename/RnIfaces.lhs
@@ -1059,8 +1059,11 @@ readIface wanted_mod file_path
 \begin{code}
 noIfaceErr mod_name boot_file search_path
   = vcat [ptext SLIT("Could not find interface file for") <+> quotes (pprModuleName mod_name),
-	  ptext SLIT("in the directories") <+> vcat [ text dir <> text "/*" <> pp_suffix suffix 
-						    | (dir,suffix) <- search_path]
+	  ptext SLIT("in the directories") <+> 
+			-- \& to avoid cpp interpreting this string as a
+			-- comment starter with a pre-4.06 mkdependHS --SDM
+		vcat [ text dir <> text "/\&*" <> pp_suffix suffix 
+		     | (dir,suffix) <- search_path]
 	]
   where
     pp_suffix suffix | boot_file = ptext SLIT(".hi-boot")
-- 
1.7.10.4