[GHC] #1580: Get GHC happy with alternate base packages (split base)

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#1580: Get GHC happy with alternate base packages (split base)
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  Reporter:  SamB      |          Owner:         
      Type:  task      |         Status:  new    
  Priority:  normal    |      Milestone:         
 Component:  Compiler  |        Version:  6.6.1  
  Severity:  normal    |       Keywords:         
Difficulty:  Unknown   |             Os:  Unknown
  Testcase:            |   Architecture:  Unknown
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There are a ''lot'' of things wired into the compiler that would make it
 hard to create an alternate base package.

 See BaseSplit.

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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/1580>
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