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Allow building using distro GCC on Windows

Allow the building of GHC on Windows using distro compiler (msys2) instead of using a bundled GCC.

This should make testing new GCCs and binutils easier but also make it easier to build the msys2 variant of GHC.

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Version 8.0.1
Type FeatureRequest
TypeOfFailure OtherFailure
Priority normal
Resolution Unresolved
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