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Make-based build fails on Windows with pre-existing MSYS2/MinGW toolchain
# Summary This is related to https://gitlab.haskell.org/ghc/ghc/issues/15948 Make-based build fails on Windows with pre-existing MSYS2/MinGW toolchain. So pacman MinGW package can't be created. # Steps to reproduce 1. Install MSYS/MinGW toolchain 2. Install packages base-devel msys2-devel mingw-w64-i686-toolchain mingw-w64-x86_64-toolchain 3. Install dependencies from provided PKGBUILD through pacman ``` makedepends=("${MINGW_PACKAGE_PREFIX}-python3-sphinx" "${MINGW_PACKAGE_PREFIX}-llvm" 'make' 'perl') optdepends=("${MINGW_PACKAGE_PREFIX}-llvm: use LLVM for an optimized backend") ``` 2. `git clone https://github.com/msys2/MINGW-packages.git` 3. `cd MINGW-packages/mingw-w64-ghc` 4. `makepkg-mingw -sCLf --skippgpcheck` Result: [mingw-w64-ghc-8.6.5-1-x86_64-build.log](/uploads/5f61d5e0b69b7781adea6b7c1dc0c601/mingw-w64-ghc-8.6.5-1-x86_64-build.log) `ghc-stage1.exe: could not detect mingw toolchain` # Environment * GHC version used: 8.6.5 (still not fixed in 8.10.1 too) Optional: * Operating System: Windows 8.1 Enterprise 64-bit * System Architecture: P.S. This issue doesn't related to Happy and Alex issues anymore. See logs.
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