ghc: support building with integer-simple and provide package sets for it

If the flag enableIntegerSimple is true GHC will be build with the GPL-free but slower integer-simple library instead of the faster but GPLed integer-gmp library. The attribute `pkgs.haskell.compiler.integer-simple."${ghcVersion}"` provides a GHC compiler build with `integer-simple`. Similarly, the attribute `pkgs.haskell.packages.integer-simple."${ghcVersion}"` provides a package set supporting `integer-simple`. Closes https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/22121. Closes https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/5493.
7 years ago · dfcc9e2994
parent 8a0d1bcf8b
commit dfcc9e2994
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--- a/doc/languages-frameworks/haskell.md
+++ b/doc/languages-frameworks/haskell.md
@ -793,6 +793,64 @@ It's important to realize, however, that most system libraries in Nix are built
 as shared libraries only, i.e. there is just no static library available that
 Cabal could link!

+### Building GHC with integer-simple
+
+By default GHC implements the Integer type using the
+[GNU Multiple Precision Arithmetic (GMP) library](https://gmplib.org/).
+The implementation can be found in the
+[integer-gmp](http://hackage.haskell.org/package/integer-gmp) package.
+
+A potential problem with this is that GMP is licensed under the
+[GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL)](http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/lesser.html),
+a kind of "copyleft" license. According to the terms of the LGPL, paragraph 5,
+you may distribute a program that is designed to be compiled and dynamically
+linked with the library under the terms of your choice (i.e., commercially) but
+if your program incorporates portions of the library, if it is linked
+statically, then your program is a "derivative"--a "work based on the
+library"--and according to paragraph 2, section c, you "must cause the whole of
+the work to be licensed" under the terms of the LGPL (including for free).
+
+The LGPL licensing for GMP is a problem for the overall licensing of binary
+programs compiled with GHC because most distributions (and builds) of GHC use
+static libraries. (Dynamic libraries are currently distributed only for OS X.)
+The LGPL licensing situation may be worse: even though
+[The Glasgow Haskell Compiler License](https://www.haskell.org/ghc/license)
+is essentially a "free software" license (BSD3), according to
+paragraph 2 of the LGPL, GHC must be distributed under the terms of the LGPL!
+
+To work around these problems GHC can be build with a slower but LGPL-free
+alternative implemention for Integer called
+[integer-simple](http://hackage.haskell.org/package/integer-simple).
+
+To get a GHC compiler build with `integer-simple` instead of `integer-gmp` use
+the attribute: `pkgs.haskell.compiler.integer-simple."${ghcVersion}"`.
+For example:
+
+    $ nix-build -E '(import <nixpkgs> {}).pkgs.haskell.compiler.integer-simple.ghc802'
+    ...
+    $ result/bin/ghc-pkg list | grep integer
+        integer-simple-0.1.1.1
+
+The following command displays the complete list of GHC compilers build with `integer-simple`:
+
+    $ nix-env -f "<nixpkgs>" -qaP -A haskell.compiler.integer-simple
+    haskell.compiler.integer-simple.ghc7102  ghc-7.10.2
+    haskell.compiler.integer-simple.ghc7103  ghc-7.10.3
+    haskell.compiler.integer-simple.ghc722   ghc-7.2.2
+    haskell.compiler.integer-simple.ghc742   ghc-7.4.2
+    haskell.compiler.integer-simple.ghc763   ghc-7.6.3
+    haskell.compiler.integer-simple.ghc783   ghc-7.8.3
+    haskell.compiler.integer-simple.ghc784   ghc-7.8.4
+    haskell.compiler.integer-simple.ghc801   ghc-8.0.1
+    haskell.compiler.integer-simple.ghc802   ghc-8.0.2
+    haskell.compiler.integer-simple.ghcHEAD  ghc-8.1.20170106
+
+To get a package set supporting `integer-simple` use the attribute:
+`pkgs.haskell.packages.integer-simple."${ghcVersion}"`. For example
+use the following to get the `scientific` package build with `integer-simple`:
+
+    $ nix-build -A pkgs.haskell.packages.integer-simple.ghc802.scientific
+

 ## Other resources

--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.10.2.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.10.2.nix
@ -1,20 +1,27 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, fetchpatch, bootPkgs, perl, gmp, ncurses, libiconv, binutils, coreutils
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, fetchpatch, bootPkgs, perl, ncurses, libiconv, binutils, coreutils
 , libxml2, libxslt, docbook_xsl, docbook_xml_dtd_45, docbook_xml_dtd_42, hscolour
+
+  # If enabled GHC will be build with the GPL-free but slower integer-simple
+  # library instead of the faster but GPLed integer-gmp library.
+, enableIntegerSimple ? false, gmp
 }:

 let
  inherit (bootPkgs) ghc;

  buildMK = ''
-    libraries/integer-gmp_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-gmp-libraries="${gmp.out}/lib"
-    libraries/integer-gmp_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-gmp-includes="${gmp.dev}/include"
    libraries/terminfo_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-curses-includes="${ncurses.dev}/include"
    libraries/terminfo_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-curses-libraries="${ncurses.out}/lib"
    ${stdenv.lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
      libraries/base_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-iconv-includes="${libiconv}/include"
      libraries/base_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-iconv-libraries="${libiconv}/lib"
    ''}
-  '';
+  '' + (if enableIntegerSimple then ''
+    INTEGER_LIBRARY=integer-simple
+  '' else ''
+    libraries/integer-gmp_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-gmp-libraries="${gmp.out}/lib"
+    libraries/integer-gmp_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-gmp-includes="${gmp.dev}/include"
+  '');

 in

@ -46,8 +53,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {

  configureFlags = [
    "--with-gcc=${stdenv.cc}/bin/cc"
-    "--with-gmp-includes=${gmp.dev}/include" "--with-gmp-libraries=${gmp.out}/lib"
    "--datadir=$doc/share/doc/ghc"
+  ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional (! enableIntegerSimple) [
+    "--with-gmp-includes=${gmp.dev}/include" "--with-gmp-libraries=${gmp.out}/lib"
  ];

  # required, because otherwise all symbols from HSffi.o are stripped, and
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.10.3.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.10.3.nix
@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, fetchpatch, bootPkgs, perl, gmp, ncurses, libiconv, binutils, coreutils
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, fetchpatch, bootPkgs, perl, ncurses, libiconv, binutils, coreutils
 , libxml2, libxslt, docbook_xsl, docbook_xml_dtd_45, docbook_xml_dtd_42, hscolour
+
+  # If enabled GHC will be build with the GPL-free but slower integer-simple
+  # library instead of the faster but GPLed integer-gmp library.
+, enableIntegerSimple ? false, gmp
 }:

 let
@ -38,13 +42,16 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
    export NIX_LDFLAGS="$NIX_LDFLAGS -rpath $out/lib/ghc-${version}"
  '' + stdenv.lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
    export NIX_LDFLAGS+=" -no_dtrace_dof"
+  '' + stdenv.lib.optionalString enableIntegerSimple ''
+    echo "INTEGER_LIBRARY=integer-simple" > mk/build.mk
  '';

  configureFlags = [
    "--with-gcc=${stdenv.cc}/bin/cc"
-    "--with-gmp-includes=${gmp.dev}/include" "--with-gmp-libraries=${gmp.out}/lib"
    "--with-curses-includes=${ncurses.dev}/include" "--with-curses-libraries=${ncurses.out}/lib"
    "--datadir=$doc/share/doc/ghc"
+  ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional (! enableIntegerSimple) [
+    "--with-gmp-includes=${gmp.dev}/include" "--with-gmp-libraries=${gmp.out}/lib"
  ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin [
    "--with-iconv-includes=${libiconv}/include" "--with-iconv-libraries=${libiconv}/lib"
  ];
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.2.2.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.2.2.nix
@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, ghc, perl, gmp, ncurses, libiconv }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, ghc, perl, ncurses, libiconv
+
+  # If enabled GHC will be build with the GPL-free but slower integer-simple
+  # library instead of the faster but GPLed integer-gmp library.
+, enableIntegerSimple ? false, gmp
+}:

 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
  version = "7.2.2";
@ -11,18 +16,22 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {

  patches = [ ./fix-7.2.2-clang.patch ./relocation.patch ];

-  buildInputs = [ ghc perl gmp ncurses ];
+  buildInputs = [ ghc perl ncurses ]
+                ++ stdenv.lib.optional (!enableIntegerSimple) gmp;

  buildMK = ''
-    libraries/integer-gmp_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-gmp-libraries="${gmp.out}/lib"
-    libraries/integer-gmp_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-gmp-includes="${gmp.dev}/include"
    libraries/terminfo_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-curses-includes="${ncurses.dev}/include"
    libraries/terminfo_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-curses-libraries="${ncurses.out}/lib"
    ${stdenv.lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
      libraries/base_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-iconv-includes="${libiconv}/include"
      libraries/base_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-iconv-libraries="${libiconv}/lib"
    ''}
-  '';
+  '' + (if enableIntegerSimple then ''
+    INTEGER_LIBRARY=integer-simple
+  '' else ''
+    libraries/integer-gmp_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-gmp-libraries="${gmp.out}/lib"
+    libraries/integer-gmp_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-gmp-includes="${gmp.dev}/include"
+  '');

  preConfigure = ''
    echo "${buildMK}" > mk/build.mk
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.4.2.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.4.2.nix
@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, ghc, perl, gmp, ncurses, libiconv }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, ghc, perl, ncurses, libiconv
+
+  # If enabled GHC will be build with the GPL-free but slower integer-simple
+  # library instead of the faster but GPLed integer-gmp library.
+, enableIntegerSimple ? false, gmp
+}:

 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
  version = "7.4.2";
@ -12,18 +17,22 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {

  patches = [ ./fix-7.4.2-clang.patch ./relocation.patch ];

-  buildInputs = [ ghc perl gmp ncurses ];
+  buildInputs = [ ghc perl ncurses ]
+                ++ stdenv.lib.optional (!enableIntegerSimple) gmp;

  buildMK = ''
-    libraries/integer-gmp_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-gmp-libraries="${gmp.out}/lib"
-    libraries/integer-gmp_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-gmp-includes="${gmp.dev}/include"
    libraries/terminfo_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-curses-includes="${ncurses.dev}/include"
    libraries/terminfo_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-curses-libraries="${ncurses.out}/lib"
    ${stdenv.lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
      libraries/base_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-iconv-includes="${libiconv}/include"
      libraries/base_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-iconv-libraries="${libiconv}/lib"
    ''}
-  '';
+  '' + (if enableIntegerSimple then ''
+    INTEGER_LIBRARY=integer-simple
+  '' else ''
+    libraries/integer-gmp_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-gmp-libraries="${gmp.out}/lib"
+    libraries/integer-gmp_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-gmp-includes="${gmp.dev}/include"
+  '');

  preConfigure = ''
    echo "${buildMK}" > mk/build.mk
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.6.3.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.6.3.nix
@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, ghc, perl, gmp, ncurses, binutils, libiconv }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, ghc, perl, ncurses, binutils, libiconv
+
+  # If enabled GHC will be build with the GPL-free but slower integer-simple
+  # library instead of the faster but GPLed integer-gmp library.
+, enableIntegerSimple ? false, gmp
+}:

 let
  # The "-Wa,--noexecstack" options might be needed only with GNU ld (as opposed
@ -19,11 +24,10 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {

  patches = [ ./fix-7.6.3-clang.patch ./relocation.patch ];

-  buildInputs = [ ghc perl gmp ncurses ];
+  buildInputs = [ ghc perl ncurses ]
+                ++ stdenv.lib.optional (!enableIntegerSimple) gmp;

  buildMK = ''
-    libraries/integer-gmp_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-gmp-libraries="${gmp.out}/lib"
-    libraries/integer-gmp_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-gmp-includes="${gmp.dev}/include"
    libraries/terminfo_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-curses-includes="${ncurses.dev}/include"
    libraries/terminfo_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-curses-libraries="${ncurses.out}/lib"
    ${stdenv.lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
@ -34,7 +38,12 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
    # Set ghcFlags for building ghc itself
    SRC_HC_OPTS += ${ghcFlags}
    SRC_CC_OPTS += ${cFlags}
-  '';
+  '' + (if enableIntegerSimple then ''
+    INTEGER_LIBRARY=integer-simple
+  '' else ''
+    libraries/integer-gmp_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-gmp-libraries="${gmp.out}/lib"
+    libraries/integer-gmp_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-gmp-includes="${gmp.dev}/include"
+  '');

  preConfigure = ''
    echo "${buildMK}" > mk/build.mk
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.8.3.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.8.3.nix
@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, ghc, perl, gmp, ncurses, libiconv }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, ghc, perl, ncurses, libiconv
+
+  # If enabled GHC will be build with the GPL-free but slower integer-simple
+  # library instead of the faster but GPLed integer-gmp library.
+, enableIntegerSimple ? false, gmp
+}:

 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
  version = "7.8.3";
@ -11,13 +16,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {

  patches = [ ./relocation.patch ];

-  buildInputs = [ ghc perl gmp ncurses ];
+  buildInputs = [ ghc perl ncurses ]
+                ++ stdenv.lib.optional (!enableIntegerSimple) gmp;

  enableParallelBuilding = true;

  buildMK = ''
-    libraries/integer-gmp_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-gmp-libraries="${gmp.out}/lib"
-    libraries/integer-gmp_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-gmp-includes="${gmp.dev}/include"
    libraries/terminfo_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-curses-includes="${ncurses.dev}/include"
    libraries/terminfo_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-curses-libraries="${ncurses.out}/lib"
    DYNAMIC_BY_DEFAULT = NO
@ -25,7 +29,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
      libraries/base_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-iconv-includes="${libiconv}/include"
      libraries/base_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-iconv-libraries="${libiconv}/lib"
    ''}
-  '';
+  '' + (if enableIntegerSimple then ''
+    INTEGER_LIBRARY=integer-simple
+  '' else ''
+    libraries/integer-gmp_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-gmp-libraries="${gmp.out}/lib"
+    libraries/integer-gmp_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-gmp-includes="${gmp.dev}/include"
+  '');

  preConfigure = ''
    echo "${buildMK}" > mk/build.mk
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.8.4.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.8.4.nix
@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, ghc, perl, gmp, ncurses, libiconv }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, ghc, perl, ncurses, libiconv
+
+  # If enabled GHC will be build with the GPL-free but slower integer-simple
+  # library instead of the faster but GPLed integer-gmp library.
+, enableIntegerSimple ? false, gmp
+}:

 stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
  version = "7.8.4";
@ -11,13 +16,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {

  patches = [ ./relocation.patch ];

-  buildInputs = [ ghc perl gmp ncurses ];
+  buildInputs = [ ghc perl ncurses ]
+                ++ stdenv.lib.optional (!enableIntegerSimple) gmp;

  enableParallelBuilding = true;

  buildMK = ''
-    libraries/integer-gmp_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-gmp-libraries="${gmp.out}/lib"
-    libraries/integer-gmp_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-gmp-includes="${gmp.dev}/include"
    libraries/terminfo_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-curses-includes="${ncurses.dev}/include"
    libraries/terminfo_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-curses-libraries="${ncurses.out}/lib"
    DYNAMIC_BY_DEFAULT = NO
@ -25,7 +29,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
      libraries/base_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-iconv-includes="${libiconv}/include"
      libraries/base_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-iconv-libraries="${libiconv}/lib"
    ''}
-  '';
+  '' + (if enableIntegerSimple then ''
+    INTEGER_LIBRARY=integer-simple
+  '' else ''
+    libraries/integer-gmp_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-gmp-libraries="${gmp.out}/lib"
+    libraries/integer-gmp_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-gmp-includes="${gmp.dev}/include"
+  '');

  preConfigure = ''
    echo "${buildMK}" > mk/build.mk
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.0.1.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.0.1.nix
@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, fetchpatch, bootPkgs, perl, gmp, ncurses, libiconv, binutils, coreutils
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, fetchpatch, bootPkgs, perl, ncurses, libiconv, binutils, coreutils
 , hscolour, patchutils, sphinx
+
+  # If enabled GHC will be build with the GPL-free but slower integer-simple
+  # library instead of the faster but GPLed integer-gmp library.
+, enableIntegerSimple ? false, gmp
 }:

 let
@ -41,13 +45,16 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
    export NIX_LDFLAGS="$NIX_LDFLAGS -rpath $out/lib/ghc-${version}"
  '' + stdenv.lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
    export NIX_LDFLAGS+=" -no_dtrace_dof"
+  '' + stdenv.lib.optionalString enableIntegerSimple ''
+    echo "INTEGER_LIBRARY=integer-simple" > mk/build.mk
  '';

  configureFlags = [
    "--with-gcc=${stdenv.cc}/bin/cc"
-    "--with-gmp-includes=${gmp.dev}/include" "--with-gmp-libraries=${gmp.out}/lib"
    "--with-curses-includes=${ncurses.dev}/include" "--with-curses-libraries=${ncurses.out}/lib"
    "--datadir=$doc/share/doc/ghc"
+  ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional (! enableIntegerSimple) [
+    "--with-gmp-includes=${gmp.dev}/include" "--with-gmp-libraries=${gmp.out}/lib"
  ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin [
    "--with-iconv-includes=${libiconv}/include" "--with-iconv-libraries=${libiconv}/lib"
  ];
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.0.2.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.0.2.nix
@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, fetchpatch, bootPkgs, perl, gmp, ncurses, libiconv, binutils, coreutils
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, fetchpatch, bootPkgs, perl, ncurses, libiconv, binutils, coreutils
 , hscolour, patchutils, sphinx
+
+  # If enabled GHC will be build with the GPL-free but slower integer-simple
+  # library instead of the faster but GPLed integer-gmp library.
+, enableIntegerSimple ? false, gmp
 }:

 let
@ -28,13 +32,16 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
    export NIX_LDFLAGS="$NIX_LDFLAGS -rpath $out/lib/ghc-${version}"
  '' + stdenv.lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
    export NIX_LDFLAGS+=" -no_dtrace_dof"
+  '' + stdenv.lib.optionalString enableIntegerSimple ''
+    echo "INTEGER_LIBRARY=integer-simple" > mk/build.mk
  '';

  configureFlags = [
    "--with-gcc=${stdenv.cc}/bin/cc"
-    "--with-gmp-includes=${gmp.dev}/include" "--with-gmp-libraries=${gmp.out}/lib"
    "--with-curses-includes=${ncurses.dev}/include" "--with-curses-libraries=${ncurses.out}/lib"
    "--datadir=$doc/share/doc/ghc"
+  ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional (! enableIntegerSimple) [
+    "--with-gmp-includes=${gmp.dev}/include" "--with-gmp-libraries=${gmp.out}/lib"
  ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin [
    "--with-iconv-includes=${libiconv}/include" "--with-iconv-libraries=${libiconv}/lib"
  ];
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/head.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/head.nix
@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchgit, bootPkgs, perl, gmp, ncurses, libiconv, binutils, coreutils
+{ stdenv, fetchgit, bootPkgs, perl, ncurses, libiconv, binutils, coreutils
 , autoconf, automake, happy, alex, python3, buildPlatform, targetPlatform
 , selfPkgs, cross ? null
+
+  # If enabled GHC will be build with the GPL-free but slower integer-simple
+  # library instead of the faster but GPLed integer-gmp library.
+, enableIntegerSimple ? false, gmp
 }:

 let
@ -20,6 +24,8 @@ let
    export NIX_LDFLAGS="$NIX_LDFLAGS -rpath $out/lib/ghc-${version}"
  '' + stdenv.lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
    export NIX_LDFLAGS+=" -no_dtrace_dof"
+  '' + stdenv.lib.optionalString enableIntegerSimple ''
+    echo "INTEGER_LIBRARY=integer-simple" > mk/build.mk
  '';
 in stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
  inherit version rev;
@ -41,8 +47,9 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {

  configureFlags = [
    "CC=${stdenv.cc}/bin/cc"
-    "--with-gmp-includes=${gmp.dev}/include" "--with-gmp-libraries=${gmp.out}/lib"
    "--with-curses-includes=${ncurses.dev}/include" "--with-curses-libraries=${ncurses.out}/lib"
+  ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional (! enableIntegerSimple) [
+    "--with-gmp-includes=${gmp.dev}/include" "--with-gmp-libraries=${gmp.out}/lib"
  ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin [
    "--with-iconv-includes=${libiconv}/include" "--with-iconv-libraries=${libiconv}/lib"
  ];
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@ -1,6 +1,21 @@
 { pkgs, callPackage, stdenv, buildPlatform, targetPlatform }:

-rec {
+let # These are attributes in compiler and packages that don't support integer-simple.
+    integerSimpleExcludes = [
+      "ghc6102Binary"
+      "ghc704Binary"
+      "ghc742Binary"
+      "ghc6104"
+      "ghc6123"
+      "ghc704"
+      "ghcjs"
+      "ghcjsHEAD"
+      "ghcCross"
+      "jhc"
+      "uhc"
+      "integer-simple"
+    ];
+in rec {

  lib = import ../development/haskell-modules/lib.nix { inherit pkgs; };

@ -74,6 +89,17 @@ rec {
      inherit (pkgs.haskellPackages) ghcWithPackages;
    });

+    # The integer-simple attribute set contains all the GHC compilers
+    # build with integer-simple instead of integer-gmp.
+    integer-simple =
+      let integerSimpleGhcNames =
+            pkgs.lib.filter (name: ! builtins.elem name integerSimpleExcludes)
+                            (pkgs.lib.attrNames compiler);
+          integerSimpleGhcs = pkgs.lib.genAttrs integerSimpleGhcNames
+                                (name: compiler."${name}".override { enableIntegerSimple = true; });
+      in integerSimpleGhcs // {
+           ghcHEAD = integerSimpleGhcs.ghcHEAD.override { selfPkgs = packages.integer-simple.ghcHEAD; };
+         };
  };

  packages = {
@ -142,6 +168,20 @@ rec {
      compilerConfig = callPackage ../development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghcjs.nix { };
    };

+    # The integer-simple attribute set contains package sets for all the GHC compilers
+    # using integer-simple instead of integer-gmp.
+    integer-simple =
+      let integerSimpleGhcNames =
+            pkgs.lib.filter (name: ! builtins.elem name integerSimpleExcludes)
+                            (pkgs.lib.attrNames packages);
+      in pkgs.lib.genAttrs integerSimpleGhcNames (name: packages."${name}".override {
+       ghc = compiler.integer-simple."${name}";
+       overrides = _self : _super : {
+         integer-simple = null;
+         integer-gmp = null;
+       };
+    });
+
    # These attributes exist only for backwards-compatibility so that we don't break
    # stack's --nix support. These attributes will disappear in the foreseeable
    # future: https://github.com/commercialhaskell/stack/issues/2259.