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author | mbekkema97@66b135681014f005a3a14c4011d148fcb6655f81 <mbekkema97@web> | 2017-12-15 00:44:03 +0000 |
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committer | admin <admin@branchable.com> | 2017-12-15 00:44:03 +0000 |
commit | 3bef275d32be3a59489ebdd75f553207c29a1287 (patch) | |
tree | a4433319dcf158fc1a6c0e14e200f98bcb152be7 /doc | |
parent | 3a0bd261d9cfd395ed23ff43515523e6c6658c33 (diff) |
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diff --git a/doc/bugs/Add_custom-setup_stanza_to_.cabal_file.mdwn b/doc/bugs/Add_custom-setup_stanza_to_.cabal_file.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 000000000..51d4f189d --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/bugs/Add_custom-setup_stanza_to_.cabal_file.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +### Please describe the problem. + +git-annex uses a custom setup script but does not have a custom-setup stanza. This causes +git-annex to be unbuildable with `cabal new-build` and I'm told it's also unbuildable with +the old `cabal build` under certain circumstances. + +### What steps will reproduce the problem? + +Try building git-annex with `cabal new-build`. + +### What version of git-annex are you using? On what operating system? + +git-annex-6.20171214 on Debian GNU/Linux 9. + +### Please provide any additional information below. + +[[!format sh """ +# If you can, paste a complete transcript of the problem occurring here. +# If the problem is with the git-annex assistant, paste in .git/annex/daemon.log + +$ cabal new-build --constraint="any.git-annex -testsuite" +Resolving dependencies... +In order, the following will be built (use -v for more details): + - git-annex-6.20171214 (exe:git-annex) -testsuite -dbus -concurrentoutput (requires build) + - dummypkg-0 (lib) (first run) +Configuring git-annex-6.20171214 (all, legacy fallback)... +cabal: Failed to build git-annex-6.20171214 (which is required by dummypkg-0). +The failure occurred during the configure step. The exception was: +dieVerbatim: user error (cabal: '/usr/bin/ghc' exited with an error: + +/home/matthew/dummypkg/dist-newstyle/tmp/src-3285/git-annex-6.20171214/Utility/FileSize.hs:10:1: +error: +Failed to load interface for ‘System.PosixCompat.Files’ +It is a member of the hidden package ‘unix-compat-0.5.0.1’. +Perhaps you need to add ‘unix-compat’ to the build-depends in your .cabal +file. +Use -v to see a list of the files searched for. +) + +# End of transcript or log. +"""]] + +### Have you had any luck using git-annex before? (Sometimes we get tired of reading bug reports all day and a lil' positive end note does wonders) + +Yeah, it's amazing! I've been using the version from the Debian repos and then +wanted to try building the new version for youtube-dl support. |