Whats the dyn library?

dsplayer14 · 03-23-2012, 04:37 PM

I am trying to install xmonad on my Slackware computer. I read the README file and I am trying to install all of the packages needed to install it. With 2 of the packages however, I get this error:

Code:

Control/Monad/Cont.hs:79:8:
    Could not find module `Control.Monad.Trans.Cont':
      Perhaps you haven't installed the "dyn" libraries for package `transformers-0.2.2.0'?
      Use -v to see a list of the files searched for.

I tried to find the "dyn libraries", but without any luck. Could someone help me with this?

Hoff123 · 03-23-2012, 05:36 PM

I have no idea if there is a library called "dyn", BUT doesn't it mean "dynamic" libraries? This is what came up when I googled "dyn libraries": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic-link_library.

dsplayer14 · 03-23-2012, 05:40 PM

I dont think its a .dll, since were using Linux, right? When I searched for it I found something similar to what you found, which was dynamite. I found a slackbuild for "dynamite" and installed it onto my system, but without any progress to the installation of xmonad.

dugan · 03-23-2012, 05:53 PM

Is there a reason you're not just using sbopkg and the xmonad queue?

The dependency you need is in haskell-transformers. This dependency is documented on XMonad's SlackBuilds.org page and is also installed as part of the xmonad sbopkg queue.

dsplayer14 · 03-23-2012, 06:28 PM

So do I need to install haskell-transformers? Cause I have, I am also trying to install all of the packages on the xmonad slackbuild webpage, but I cant install 2 because of the error I posted above. I havent used sbopkg yet because I dont fully understand how to use it.

dugan · 03-23-2012, 06:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dsplayer14

I havent used sbopkg yet because I dont fully understand how to use it.

I can't tell you how to "fully understand" sbopkg, but I can tell you how to install xmonad with it.

Install sbopkg.

Start it up and choose "Sync" to synchronize it with the repository. Exit it once it's done.

Visit the sbokpkg queues page. Read the front page. See the link to the gitorious repository? Go there, but only after you've read the directions. You now see an URL to the git repository. Clone it:

Code:

git clone git://gitorious.org/sbopkg-slackware-queues/sbopkg-slackware-queues.git

When it's done, copy the queues in that repository to where sbopkg expects to find them:

Code:

mkdir -p /var/lib/sbopkg/queues
cp sbopkg-slackware-queues/*.sqf /var/lib/sbopkg/queues

Look at the dependencies on xmonad's slackbuilds.org page. Remove any that you've already installed, possibly improperly. Based on what you've posted so far, this is highly recommended.

Finally, use the sbopkg queue to install xmonad-contrib, which also installs xmonad:

Code:

sbopkg -i xmonad-contrib -k

dsplayer14 · 03-23-2012, 07:01 PM

I take it I want to install the queuefile, so that it will install everything for me?
It gave me this prompt when I did

Code:

root@darkstar:/home/user# sbopkg -i xmonad-contrib -k
Both a queuefile and a package were found with the name "xmonad-contrib".

Use (Q)ueuefile, (P)ackage, or (A)bort?:

If you were wondering what I meant when I said "fully understand it" I just meant learning all the suffixes I use to use the command.

TobiSGD · 03-23-2012, 07:05 PM

Yes, the queue-file is the option you want.

dsplayer14 · 03-23-2012, 07:11 PM

I get the same error with the queue file too.

Code:

Control/Monad/Cont.hs:79:8:
    Could not find module `Control.Monad.Trans.Cont':
      Perhaps you haven't installed the "dyn" libraries for package `transformers-0.2.2.0'?
      Use -v to see a list of the files searched for.

Also, Will this be a part of the xwmconfig menu so that I can choose it and then just startx to run it?

Darth Vader · 03-23-2012, 08:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dsplayer14

I am trying to install xmonad on my Slackware computer. I read the README file and I am trying to install all of the packages needed to install it. With 2 of the packages however, I get this error:

Code:

Control/Monad/Cont.hs:79:8:
    Could not find module `Control.Monad.Trans.Cont':
      Perhaps you haven't installed the "dyn" libraries for package `transformers-0.2.2.0'?
      Use -v to see a list of the files searched for.

I tried to find the "dyn libraries", but without any luck. Could someone help me with this?

Your build require the transformers-0.2.2.0 package to be installed as (build?) dependencies.

BTW, because you are playing with Haskell, most likely you need to have & use Cabal.

dugan · 03-23-2012, 09:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dsplayer14

I get the same error with the queue file too.

Try it without the -k then. That will reinstall packages that you already have installed, hopefully properly.

If even that fails in the same place, then the only answer I will have left will be "I'm sorry but it does work for me."

Hoff123 · 03-24-2012, 06:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dsplayer14

I dont think its a .dll, since were using Linux, right? When I searched for it I found something similar to what you found, which was dynamite. I found a slackbuild for "dynamite" and installed it onto my system, but without any progress to the installation of xmonad.

Oh damn, I really should read the stuff before I post something! That actually is DLL. LOL. Sorry...

dsplayer14 · 03-25-2012, 01:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hoff123

Oh !@#$%^&*, I really should read the stuff before I post something! That actually is DLL. LOL. Sorry...

Thats quite alright Hoff.

Ok, this is really ticking me off. I've tried everything, it's still not working. I guess I'll just try a different tiling wm. Awesome looks interesting... Anyways, thanks for the assistance. Should I go ahead and mark this as solved?