Windows build process should give better message if you forgot to clone tarballs
If you forget to clone ghc-tarballs into the directory when building on Windows, configure will report that it can't find a working C compiler. It would be nice if there was a better error message here.
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| Version | 7.9 |
| Type | Bug |
| TypeOfFailure | OtherFailure |
| Priority | normal |
| Resolution | Unresolved |
| Component | Build System |
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