Why does "cabal info" require ghc?
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Description
My CI script uses `cabal info` command and it fails like this:
```
cutlass:/vol/hosts/cueball/workspace/packages/streamly (ghcjs2)$ cabal info .
cabal: The program 'ghc' version >=7.0.1 is required but it could not be
found.
```
I am running the script for `ghcjs` build and I have ghcjs installed but I do not need `ghc` for the build. Why is `ghc` required for this command to work?
```
cutlass:/vol/hosts/cueball/workspace/packages/streamly (ghcjs2)$ cabal --version
cabal-install version 2.4.0.0
compiled using version 2.4.0.1 of the Cabal library
```
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Research direction
Start by reproducing `cabal info .` with cabal-install 2.4.0.0 in an environment with ghcjs but no ghc. Trace the command's compiler check and determine whether requiring ghc is expected; done means the behavior is explained and any needed change is covered by an appropriate regression test.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- haskell
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100