[GHC] #4260: GHC Mac installer Perl path

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#4260: GHC Mac installer Perl path
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    Reporter:  dons              |       Owner:                       
        Type:  feature request   |      Status:  new                  
    Priority:  normal            |   Component:  Package system       
     Version:  6.12.3            |    Keywords:                       
    Testcase:                    |   Blockedby:                       
          Os:  MacOS X           |    Blocking:                       
Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple  |     Failure:  Installing GHC failed
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 See HP bug http://trac.haskell.org/haskell-platform/ticket/138

 Perl executable path on the Mac installer for GHC creates unnec.
 dependency on Perl from MacPorts, making GHC harder to install.

 HP can patch and work around, but it would be better to fix upstream.

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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/4260>
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