Gut Build System

[Matthias Kilian]

On Fri, Mar 05, 2010 at 12:17:55PM +0000, Simon Marlow wrote:
> I suggest that the way to start would be to design and build the 
> infrastructure first, and then think about replacing GHC's build system. 
>  I have to admit, having rewritten GHC's build system less than a year 
> ago, I'm not particularly excited about the prospect of doing it again! 
>  But if someone else were to do the work, and the result was 
> maintainable and has at least the same functionality and performance, 
> then it's a possibility.

Switching GHC to a completely new build system written completely
in Haskell would be the most stupid idea ever. (You know why)