bootstrap.sh fails with: "error: missing binary operator before token"

[gantsevdenis]

denis:~/cabal-install-2.4.1.0 $ ./bootstrap.sh 
Using gcc for C compiler. If this is not what you want, set CC.
Using /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/5/collect2 instead.
Checking installed packages for ghc-7.10.3...
deepseq is already installed and the version is ok.
binary is already installed and the version is ok.
time is already installed and the version is ok.
transformers is already installed and the version is ok.
mtl is already installed and the version is ok.
text is already installed and the version is ok.
parsec is already installed and the version is ok.
network-uri is already installed and the version is ok.
network is already installed and the version is ok.
HTTP is already installed and the version is ok.
zlib is already installed and the version is ok.
random is already installed and the version is ok.
stm is already installed and the version is ok.
hashable is already installed and the version is ok.
async is already installed and the version is ok.
base16-bytestring is already installed and the version is ok.
base64-bytestring is already installed and the version is ok.
cryptohash-sha256 is already installed and the version is ok.
resolv is already installed and the version is ok.
mintty-0.1.2 will be downloaded and installed.
echo is already installed and the version is ok.
edit-distance is already installed and the version is ok.
ed25519 is already installed and the version is ok.
tar is already installed and the version is ok.
digest is already installed and the version is ok.
zip-archive is already installed and the version is ok.
hackage-security-0.5.3.0 will be downloaded and installed.
Cabal-2.4.1.0 will be downloaded and installed.

Downloading Cabal-2.4.1.0...
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Distribution/Parsec/ParseResult.hs:32:0:
     error: missing binary operator before token "("
     #if MIN_VERSION_base(4,10,0)
     ^

Distribution/Parsec/ParseResult.hs:88:0:
     error: missing binary operator before token "("
     #if MIN_VERSION_base(4,10,0)
     ^

Error during cabal-install bootstrap:
Compiling the Setup script failed.

$ uname -a
Linux denis-Aspire-VN7-791G 4.15.0-45-generic #48~16.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Tue Jan 29 18:03:48 UTC 2019 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

[23Skidoo]

If possible, try using a newer GHC.