[GHC] #3151: Hello World does not compile (missing Prelude?)

[GHC]

#3151: Hello World does not compile (missing Prelude?)
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    Reporter:  fft1976       |        Owner:             
        Type:  bug           |       Status:  new        
    Priority:  normal        |    Milestone:  6.10 branch
   Component:  Build System  |      Version:  6.10.2     
    Severity:  critical      |   Resolution:             
    Keywords:                |   Difficulty:  Unknown    
    Testcase:                |           Os:  Linux      
Architecture:  x86           |  
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Comment (by lpsmith):

 I too can confirm both this bug and #3144

 As libffi5 is not available for my distro  (Ubuntu 8.04),  and I didn't
 particularly want to manage it myself,  I simply compiled my own GHC.   It
 appears to be working a-ok.

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