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author | 2011-02-03 14:07:52 +0000 | |
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committer | 2011-02-03 14:07:52 +0000 | |
commit | 8f0b86dab5db2882aefd2b3653de186b94fec4f4 (patch) | |
tree | b6343d695a5ef52cf414fe1654cab515cbb84748 /doc/bugs | |
parent | 0e7984a79354135f265d2342608953104d15db2e (diff) |
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diff --git a/doc/bugs/Problems_running_make_on_osx.mdwn b/doc/bugs/Problems_running_make_on_osx.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 000000000..6708981b9 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/bugs/Problems_running_make_on_osx.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +Followed the instructions over here: http://git-annex.branchable.com/forum/git-annex_on_OSX/ + +and had to install the following extra packages to be able to get make to start: + +[realizes pcre-light is needed but pcre not installed on my mac] +sudo port install pcre +sudo cabal install pcre-light + +But then I got the following error: + +ghc -O2 -Wall --make git-annex +[ 7 of 52] Compiling BackendTypes ( BackendTypes.hs, BackendTypes.o + +BackendTypes.hs:71:17: + No instance for (Arbitrary Char) + arising from a use of `arbitrary' at BackendTypes.hs:71:17-25 + Possible fix: add an instance declaration for (Arbitrary Char) + In a stmt of a 'do' expression: backendname <- arbitrary + In the expression: + do backendname <- arbitrary + keyname <- arbitrary + return $ Key (backendname, keyname) + In the definition of `arbitrary': + arbitrary = do backendname <- arbitrary + keyname <- arbitrary + return $ Key (backendname, keyname) +make: *** [git-annex] Error 1 + +My knowledge of Haskell (had to lookup the spelling...) is more than rudimentary so any help would be appreciated. |