Haskell cabal: C compiler cannot create executables
<p>I'm trying to install <code>ghc-mod</code> for GHC 8.0.1 on windows/x64. When I try to install <code>ghc-mod</code> via <code>cabal install ghc-mod</code> I get an error saying my C compiler isn't working (it is using the c-compiler bundled with <code>ghc</code>).</p>

<p>Here is the output (of the second time I ran the command. Its basically what the first one says but reduced to the error message):</p>

<pre><code>C:\Users\******&gt;cabal install ghc-mod
Resolving dependencies...
Configuring old-time-1.1.0.3...
Failed to install old-time-1.1.0.3
Build log ( C:\Users\******\AppData\Roaming\cabal\logs\old-time-1.1.0.3.log ):
Configuring old-time-1.1.0.3...
bash.exe: warning: could not find /tmp, please create!
configure: WARNING: unrecognized options: --with-compiler
checking for gcc... C:\PROGRA~1\Haskell Platform\8.0.1\mingw\bin\gcc.exe 
                    ^ I think the error lies here, as you can see the file path is corrupted but I wasn't able to locate the cause for this
checking whether the C compiler works... no
configure: error: in `/cygdrive/c/Users/******/AppData/Local/Temp/cabal-tmp-6084/old-time-1.1.0.3':
configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables
See `config.log' for more details
cabal: Leaving directory 'C:\Users\******\AppData\Local\Temp\cabal-tmp-6084\old-time-1.1.0.3'
cabal: Error: some packages failed to install:
cpphs-1.20.2 depends on old-time-1.1.0.3 which failed to install.
ghc-mod-5.6.0.0 depends on old-time-1.1.0.3 which failed to install.
haskell-src-exts-1.17.1 depends on old-time-1.1.0.3 which failed to install.
hlint-1.9.35 depends on old-time-1.1.0.3 which failed to install.
old-time-1.1.0.3 failed during the configure step. The exception was:
ExitFailure 77
</code></pre>

<p>Could you please help me to install <code>ghc-mod</code> or provide any other way of installing it.</p>

<p>I already trieded reinstalling Haskell since I'm just starting off but this didn't make any difference.
And YES I added the 3 lines provided on the haskell homepage. </p>