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diff --git a/doc/bugs/building_on_lenny.mdwn b/doc/bugs/building_on_lenny.mdwn deleted file mode 100644 index 48386bde4..000000000 --- a/doc/bugs/building_on_lenny.mdwn +++ /dev/null @@ -1,80 +0,0 @@ -hi, - -I am trying to build git annex on lenny. - -I checked out the latest from git c88d4939453845efee04da811d64aa41046f9c11, -installed all the packages (some from backports) as required by dpkg-buildpackage - -Then I get this: - - ... - mkdir -p build - ghc -odir build -hidir build --make git-annex - [ 1 of 19] Compiling Utility ( Utility.hs, build/Utility.o ) - [ 2 of 19] Compiling GitRepo ( GitRepo.hs, build/GitRepo.o ) - [ 3 of 19] Compiling GitQueue ( GitQueue.hs, build/GitQueue.o ) - [ 4 of 19] Compiling TypeInternals ( TypeInternals.hs, build/TypeInternals.o ) - [ 5 of 19] Compiling Types ( Types.hs, build/Types.o ) - [ 6 of 19] Compiling Annex ( Annex.hs, build/Annex.o ) - [ 7 of 19] Compiling Locations ( Locations.hs, build/Locations.o ) - [ 8 of 19] Compiling UUID ( UUID.hs, build/UUID.o ) - [ 9 of 19] Compiling LocationLog ( LocationLog.hs, build/LocationLog.o ) - [10 of 19] Compiling Core ( Core.hs, build/Core.o ) - [11 of 19] Compiling Backend.URL ( Backend/URL.hs, build/Backend/URL.o ) - [12 of 19] Compiling Backend ( Backend.hs, build/Backend.o ) - - Backend.hs:114:50: - Not in scope: type constructor or class `SomeException' - make[1]: *** [git-annex] Error 1 - make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/cstamas/tmp/git-annex' - dh_auto_build: make -j1 returned exit code 2 - make: *** [build] Error 2 - dpkg-buildpackage: failure: debian/rules build gave error exit status 2 - -I will try to check the mentioned file for error, but I do not know how to program in haskell. - -Thanks for your help! --[[cstamas]] - -> Newer versions of ghc changed their exception handling types, and -> I coded git-annex to use the new style and not the old. gch6 6.12 will -> work. I do not think there is a backport available though. --[[Joey]] -> -> Ok, found and deployed a workaround. It is not tested. Let me know how it -> works for you. --[[Joey]] - ->> I did a git pull and now I get: - - mkdir -p build - ghc -cpp -odir build -hidir build --make git-annex - [ 1 of 20] Compiling Portability ( Portability.hs, build/Portability.o ) - - Portability.hs:13:21: - Not in scope: type constructor or class `Exception' - make[1]: *** [git-annex] Error 1 - make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/cstamas/tmp/git-annex' - dh_auto_build: make -j1 returned exit code 2 - make: *** [build] Error 2 - dpkg-buildpackage: failure: debian/rules build gave error exit status 2 - ->> --[[cstamas]] - ->>> Ok well, I'm not going to try to reimplement all of ->>> Control.Exception.Extensible so I've made it use it. You will have to ->>> figure out how to install that library yourself though, I don't know ->>> how to use cabal with such an old ghc. Library is here: ->>> <http://hackage.haskell.org/package/extensible-exceptions> ->>> and I asked how to get it on stable here: ->>> <http://ask.debian.net/questions/how-to-get-haskell-extensible-extceptions-on-stable> --[[Joey]] - ->>>> I made some effort with cabal on lenny. I can install (and I did it) cabal ->>>> from squeeze as dependencies are ok. Then I installed extensible ->>>> exceptions, but it places it in some local dir that git-annex's installer ->>>> (or ghc itself) does not know about. ->>>> ->>>> Later I realized that *only* for the compilation ghc6 and its friends are ->>>> needed. So I built the package on my other machine running squeeze. Then ->>>> resulting deb packages cleanly installs on lenny ->>>> ->>>> For me this is OK. Thanks! --[[cstamas]] - -[[done]] |