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Fix SysTools.readElfSection on platforms where "readelf" have different name

Some linux systems may use target-prefixed names for binutils. For example on my Exherbo Linux readelf is named as x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-readelf. This leads to errors like:

readelf: createProcess: runInteractiveProcess: exec: does not exist (No such file or directory)

To fix this GHC needs to give ability to configure name of this tool (like SysTools.runSplit and SysTools.runCc) or use libelf-like library.

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Version 7.10.2
Type Bug
TypeOfFailure OtherFailure
Priority normal
Resolution Unresolved
Component Compiler
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