On a more concrete note: Your conclusion that needing to hack on the compiler is a sign you made the wrong decision is a bit iffy I've had ghc cloned and buil

On a more concrete note: Your conclusion that needing to hack on the compiler is a sign you made the wrong decision is a bit iffy I've had ghc cloned and building on my computers for years. It's easy. Seems like a cultural difference driving your opinion. Nothing more than that. Maybe that means you dislike the culture?