I tried, but I got this error:
https://gist.github.com/Wizek/a3e02b93b9f672a91f54
I remember trying with GHC 7.8.4 too, and AFAIR that also failed similarly.
I've used a new & empty cabal sandbox
cabal-install version 1.22.2.0
Looks like your happy executable needs to be upgraded. You can install the new version with cabal-install. Alternatively, using stack will automatically install the correct version of happy.