diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/6.12.1.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/6.12.1.nix
index 66b277dc376..b92484973f0 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/6.12.1.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/6.12.1.nix
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildMK = ''
     libraries/integer-gmp_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-gmp-libraries="${gmp}/lib"
     libraries/integer-gmp_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-gmp-includes="${gmp}/include"
+    libraries/terminfo_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-curses-includes="${ncurses}/include"
+    libraries/terminfo_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-curses-libraries="${ncurses}/lib"
   '';
 
   preConfigure = ''
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/6.12.2.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/6.12.2.nix
index a7252a7931d..8cf505488cb 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/6.12.2.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/6.12.2.nix
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildMK = ''
     libraries/integer-gmp_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-gmp-libraries="${gmp}/lib"
     libraries/integer-gmp_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-gmp-includes="${gmp}/include"
+    libraries/terminfo_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-curses-includes="${ncurses}/include"
+    libraries/terminfo_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-curses-libraries="${ncurses}/lib"
   '';
 
   preConfigure = ''
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/6.12.3.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/6.12.3.nix
index a1cc16e1f9e..05eff1b5d90 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/6.12.3.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/6.12.3.nix
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildMK = ''
     libraries/integer-gmp_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-gmp-libraries="${gmp}/lib"
     libraries/integer-gmp_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-gmp-includes="${gmp}/include"
+    libraries/terminfo_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-curses-includes="${ncurses}/include"
+    libraries/terminfo_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-curses-libraries="${ncurses}/lib"
   '';
 
   preConfigure = ''
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.0.1.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.0.1.nix
index 3f992bb16ff..b61375c6657 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.0.1.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.0.1.nix
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildMK = ''
     libraries/integer-gmp_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-gmp-libraries="${gmp}/lib"
     libraries/integer-gmp_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-gmp-includes="${gmp}/include"
+    libraries/terminfo_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-curses-includes="${ncurses}/include"
+    libraries/terminfo_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-curses-libraries="${ncurses}/lib"
   '';
 
   preConfigure = ''
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.0.2.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.0.2.nix
index 3fb982e2a71..6c72527d36b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.0.2.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.0.2.nix
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildMK = ''
     libraries/integer-gmp_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-gmp-libraries="${gmp}/lib"
     libraries/integer-gmp_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-gmp-includes="${gmp}/include"
+    libraries/terminfo_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-curses-includes="${ncurses}/include"
+    libraries/terminfo_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-curses-libraries="${ncurses}/lib"
   '';
 
   preConfigure = ''
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.0.3.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.0.3.nix
index b2040751370..580b1d22983 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.0.3.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.0.3.nix
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildMK = ''
     libraries/integer-gmp_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-gmp-libraries="${gmp}/lib"
     libraries/integer-gmp_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-gmp-includes="${gmp}/include"
+    libraries/terminfo_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-curses-includes="${ncurses}/include"
+    libraries/terminfo_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-curses-libraries="${ncurses}/lib"
   '';
 
   preConfigure = ''
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.0.4.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.0.4.nix
index bcce5ec03ae..fe7ec94c00d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.0.4.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.0.4.nix
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildMK = ''
     libraries/integer-gmp_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-gmp-libraries="${gmp}/lib"
     libraries/integer-gmp_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-gmp-includes="${gmp}/include"
+    libraries/terminfo_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-curses-includes="${ncurses}/include"
+    libraries/terminfo_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-curses-libraries="${ncurses}/lib"
   '';
 
   preConfigure = ''
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.2.1.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.2.1.nix
index 5a3af0f6492..4417a0e6a7e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.2.1.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.2.1.nix
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildMK = ''
     libraries/integer-gmp_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-gmp-libraries="${gmp}/lib"
     libraries/integer-gmp_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-gmp-includes="${gmp}/include"
+    libraries/terminfo_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-curses-includes="${ncurses}/include"
+    libraries/terminfo_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-curses-libraries="${ncurses}/lib"
   '';
 
   preConfigure = ''
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.2.2.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.2.2.nix
index 51d94af4051..fbf37f62837 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.2.2.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.2.2.nix
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildMK = ''
     libraries/integer-gmp_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-gmp-libraries="${gmp}/lib"
     libraries/integer-gmp_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-gmp-includes="${gmp}/include"
+    libraries/terminfo_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-curses-includes="${ncurses}/include"
+    libraries/terminfo_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-curses-libraries="${ncurses}/lib"
   '';
 
   preConfigure = ''
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.4.1.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.4.1.nix
index f666299c5b0..933e81b4495 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.4.1.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.4.1.nix
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildMK = ''
     libraries/integer-gmp_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-gmp-libraries="${gmp}/lib"
     libraries/integer-gmp_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-gmp-includes="${gmp}/include"
+    libraries/terminfo_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-curses-includes="${ncurses}/include"
+    libraries/terminfo_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-curses-libraries="${ncurses}/lib"
   '';
 
   preConfigure = ''
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.4.2-binary.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.4.2-binary.nix
index 8dc585e7cda..9fd1f038e7c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.4.2-binary.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.4.2-binary.nix
@@ -62,8 +62,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
      '' else "");
 
   configurePhase = ''
-    ./configure --prefix=$out --with-gmp-libraries=${gmp}/lib --with-gmp-includes=${gmp}/include \
-      ${if stdenv.isDarwin then "--with-gcc=${./gcc-clang-wrapper.sh}" else "--with-clang"}
+    ./configure --prefix=$out \
+      --with-gmp-libraries=${gmp}/lib --with-gmp-includes=${gmp}/include \
+      ${stdenv.lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin "--with-gcc=${./gcc-clang-wrapper.sh}"}
   '';
 
   # Stripping combined with patchelf breaks the executables (they die
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.4.2.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.4.2.nix
index 2f577f12bc4..d5a3fb49c9b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.4.2.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.4.2.nix
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildMK = ''
     libraries/integer-gmp_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-gmp-libraries="${gmp}/lib"
     libraries/integer-gmp_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-gmp-includes="${gmp}/include"
+    libraries/terminfo_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-curses-includes="${ncurses}/include"
+    libraries/terminfo_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-curses-libraries="${ncurses}/lib"
   '';
 
   preConfigure = ''
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.6.1.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.6.1.nix
index 8f1a6951966..ae22f747d76 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.6.1.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.6.1.nix
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildMK = ''
     libraries/integer-gmp_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-gmp-libraries="${gmp}/lib"
     libraries/integer-gmp_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-gmp-includes="${gmp}/include"
+    libraries/terminfo_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-curses-includes="${ncurses}/include"
+    libraries/terminfo_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-curses-libraries="${ncurses}/lib"
   '';
 
   preConfigure = ''
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.6.2.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.6.2.nix
index d2ea2ebce05..732c3cc66a5 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.6.2.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.6.2.nix
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildMK = ''
     libraries/integer-gmp_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-gmp-libraries="${gmp}/lib"
     libraries/integer-gmp_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-gmp-includes="${gmp}/include"
+    libraries/terminfo_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-curses-includes="${ncurses}/include"
+    libraries/terminfo_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-curses-libraries="${ncurses}/lib"
   '';
 
   preConfigure = ''
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.6.3.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.6.3.nix
index 9866ea38e86..7db52d1eeec 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.6.3.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.6.3.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildMK = ''
     libraries/integer-gmp_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-gmp-libraries="${gmp}/lib"
     libraries/integer-gmp_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-gmp-includes="${gmp}/include"
-
+    libraries/terminfo_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-curses-includes="${ncurses}/include"
+    libraries/terminfo_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-curses-libraries="${ncurses}/lib"
   '' + stdenv.lib.optionalString stdenv.isLinux ''
     # Set ghcFlags for building ghc itself
     SRC_HC_OPTS += ${ghcFlags}
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.8.4.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.8.4.nix
index ccc3f4c875b..1634524fc03 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.8.4.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.8.4.nix
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildMK = ''
     libraries/integer-gmp_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-gmp-libraries="${gmp}/lib"
     libraries/integer-gmp_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-gmp-includes="${gmp}/include"
+    libraries/terminfo_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-curses-includes="${ncurses}/include"
+    libraries/terminfo_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-curses-libraries="${ncurses}/lib"
     DYNAMIC_BY_DEFAULT = NO
   '';
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/head.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/head.nix
index c79cdfbe342..0f91e8591d1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/head.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/head.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl, ghc, perl, gmp, ncurses, happy, alex }:
 
+let
+
+  buildMK = ''
+    libraries/integer-gmp_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-gmp-libraries="${gmp}/lib"
+    libraries/integer-gmp_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-gmp-includes="${gmp}/include"
+    libraries/terminfo_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-curses-includes="${ncurses}/include"
+    libraries/terminfo_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-curses-libraries="${ncurses}/lib"
+    DYNAMIC_BY_DEFAULT = NO
+  '';
+
+in
+
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   version = "7.10.0.20141222";
   name = "ghc-${version}";
@@ -9,10 +21,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "0nncvvwksqqz1d991jbag3b4174i275nn0psadriq5hi3px11dkl";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [ ghc perl ncurses happy alex ];
+  buildInputs = [ ghc perl ];
 
   preConfigure = ''
-    echo >mk/build.mk "DYNAMIC_BY_DEFAULT = NO"
+    echo >mk/build.mk "${buildMK}"
     sed -i -e 's|-isysroot /Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.5.sdk||' configure
   '' + stdenv.lib.optionalString (!stdenv.isDarwin) ''
     export NIX_LDFLAGS="$NIX_LDFLAGS -rpath $out/lib/ghc-${version}"
diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-7.6.x.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-7.6.x.nix
index d1c919a03dc..820a44c6b4f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-7.6.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-7.6.x.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ self: super: {
   directory = null;
   filepath = null;
   ghc-prim = null;
-  haskeline = self.haskeline_0_7_1_3;   # GHC's version is broken: https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/5616.
+  haskeline = null;
   haskell2010 = null;
   haskell98 = null;
   hoopl = null;
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ self: super: {
   process = null;
   rts = null;
   template-haskell = null;
-  terminfo = self.terminfo_0_4_0_0;     # GHC's version is broken: https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/5616.
+  terminfo = null;
   time = null;
   unix = null;
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-7.8.x.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-7.8.x.nix
index 63e49196580..28910857126 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-7.8.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-7.8.x.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ self: super: {
   directory = null;
   filepath = null;
   ghc-prim = null;
-  haskeline = self.haskeline_0_7_1_3;   # GHC's version is broken: https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/5616.
+  haskeline = null;
   haskell2010 = null;
   haskell98 = null;
   hoopl = null;
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ self: super: {
   process = null;
   rts = null;
   template-haskell = null;
-  terminfo = self.terminfo_0_4_0_0;     # GHC's version is broken: https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/5616.
+  terminfo = null;
   time = null;
   transformers = null;
   unix = null;
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ self: super: {
     mkDerivation = drv: super.mkDerivation (drv // { doCheck = false; });
     transformers = super.transformers_0_4_2_0;
     transformers-compat = disableCabalFlag super.transformers-compat "three";
+    haskeline = self.haskeline_0_7_1_3;
     mtl = super.mtl_2_2_1;
   })) (drv: {
     jailbreak = true;           # idris is scared of lens 4.7