supply a testsuite archive together with a source release (for ghc-6.8.3)
For those who build bindists and users who use them some checking against a testsuite might be desirable.
I did not test my builds because a testsuite.tgz was not (easily) available.
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| Trac field | Value |
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| Version | 6.8.2 |
| Type | FeatureRequest |
| TypeOfFailure | OtherFailure |
| Priority | normal |
| Resolution | Unresolved |
| Component | Build System |
| Test case | |
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| Operating system | Multiple |
| Architecture | Multiple |