Significant changes
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Make Paths_ modules work with non-standard preludes again #5962
- Generate Paths_ module with qualified Data.List.last import so that compatibility with non-standard preludes is not regressed compared to cabal 3.4.
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Windows: redo the fix to breakage caused by new autoconf; the wrong fix made cabal sometimes fail with old autoconf #7494 #7649
- Reverts #7510 that failed on Windows when used with pre-generated scripts included in packages such as network, time, process.
- Adds a subtler fix/workaround for the deficiencies of new autoconf versions on Windows.
Other changes
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Regenerate bootstrap/ with GHC updated from 8.10.4 to 8.10.7
- This regenerates bootstrap plans using new package versions and also updating GHC from 8.10.4 to 8.10.7, as requested by GHC HQ.