Regression (3.8.1.0): cabal sdist no longer works if GHC is not available

[sternenseemann]

Describe the bug

Running cabal sdist will now fail with

Error: cabal: The program 'ghc' version >=7.0.1 is required but it could not

if GHC is not in PATH.

Expected behavior

My guess is that GHC is not necessary for this command and the check could be omitted.

System information

• Operating NixOS
• cabal 3.8.1.0

[ffaf1]

It seems a duplicate of #8352.
If it is ok with you @sternenseemann, I am closing it to focus the discussion on the original ticket.

[sternenseemann]

Sure.