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-rw-r--r--configure.ac8
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 9bcfae04c6..2f3a9f88cb 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -226,8 +226,12 @@ if test "$WithGhc" = ""
then
AC_MSG_ERROR([GHC is required.])
fi
-FP_COMPARE_VERSIONS([$GhcVersion],[-lt],[8.10],
- [AC_MSG_ERROR([GHC version 8.10 or later is required to compile GHC.])])
+
+dnl ** Check minimum required bootstrap version. N.B. We currently allow
+dnl bootstrapping with the last two major releases.
+MinBootGhcVersion="9.0"
+FP_COMPARE_VERSIONS([$GhcVersion],[-lt],[$MinBootGhcVersion],
+ [AC_MSG_ERROR([GHC version $MinBootGhcVersion or later is required to compile GHC.])])
if test `expr $GhcMinVersion % 2` = "1"
then