Don't check for Perl in ./configure when not splitting objects
GHC needs Perl for exactly two reasons:
- To run
boot
and the Autotools - For the splitter
As such, there is no reason to check for Perl in ./configure
unless split-objs is supported. Even then, Perl is optional.
The current check most likely comes from the days of the Evil Mangler.
I'll take this.
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Version | 8.0.2 |
Type | Bug |
TypeOfFailure | OtherFailure |
Priority | normal |
Resolution | Unresolved |
Component | Compiler |
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