Xmonad on Slackware current: haskell-setlocale Ponce failed

lancsuk · 02-19-2021, 02:22 PM

Hiya,

I would like to build Xmonad on Slackware current. I had some issues wiht ghc, I guess llvm 11 and ghc 8.10.3 does not work together.

Code:

echo 'export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="/tmp/SBo/ghc-8.4.3/libraries/ghci/dist-install/build:/tmp/SBo/ghc-8.4.3/libraries/transformers/dist-install/build:/tmp/SBo/ghc-8.4.3/libraries/template-haskell/dist-install/build:/tmp/SBo/ghc-8.4.3/libraries/pretty/dist-install/build:/tmp/SBo/ghc-8.4.3/libraries/ghc-boot/dist-install/build:/tmp/SBo/ghc-8.4.3/libraries/ghc-boot-th/dist-install/build:/tmp/SBo/ghc-8.4.3/libraries/directory/dist-install/build:/tmp/SBo/ghc-8.4.3/libraries/unix/dist-install/build:/tmp/SBo/ghc-8.4.3/libraries/filepath/dist-install/build:/tmp/SBo/ghc-8.4.3/libraries/time/dist-install/build:/tmp/SBo/ghc-8.4.3/libraries/binary/dist-install/build:/tmp/SBo/ghc-8.4.3/libraries/containers/dist-install/build:/tmp/SBo/ghc-8.4.3/libraries/bytestring/dist-install/build:/tmp/SBo/ghc-8.4.3/libraries/deepseq/dist-install/build:/tmp/SBo/ghc-8.4.3/libraries/array/dist-install/build:/tmp/SBo/ghc-8.4.3/libraries/base/dist-install/build:/tmp/SBo/ghc-8.4.3/libraries/integer-gmp/dist-install/build:/tmp/SBo/ghc-8.4.3/libraries/ghc-prim/dist-install/build:/tmp/SBo/ghc-8.4.3/rts/dist/build${LD_LIBRARY_PATH:+:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH}"' >> inplace/lib/bin/ghc-iserv
echo 'exec "$executablename" ${1+"$@"}'                     >> inplace/lib/bin/ghc-iserv
chmod +x                                                     inplace/lib/bin/ghc-iserv
"inplace/bin/ghc-stage1" -hisuf p_hi -osuf  p_o -hcsuf p_hc -static -prof -eventlog  -H32m -O -Wall     -hide-all-packages -i -iiserv/src -iiserv/stage2_p/build -Iiserv/stage2_p/build -iiserv/stage2_p/build/iserv/autogen -Iiserv/stage2_p/build/iserv/autogen -Iiserv/. -Iiserv/stage2_p/build/.    -optP-include -optPiserv/stage2_p/build/iserv/autogen/cabal_macros.h -package-id array-0.5.2.0 -package-id base-4.11.1.0 -package-id binary-0.8.5.1 -package-id bytestring-0.10.8.2 -package-id containers-0.5.11.0 -package-id deepseq-1.4.3.0 -package-id ghci-8.4.3 -package-id unix-2.7.2.2 -no-hs-main -XHaskell2010  -threaded -optl-Wl,--export-dynamic -no-hs-main -no-user-package-db -rtsopts      -Wnoncanonical-monad-instances  -odir iserv/stage2_p/build -hidir iserv/stage2_p/build -stubdir iserv/stage2_p/build  -split-sections  -c iserv/stage2_p/build/GHCi/Utils.hs -o iserv/stage2_p/build/GHCi/Utils.p_o 
ld.lld: error: -r and --export-dynamic may not be used together
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
`gcc' failed in phase `Linker'. (Exit code: 1)
make[1]: *** [iserv/ghc.mk:104: iserv/stage2_p/build/GHCi/Utils.p_o] Error 1
make: *** [Makefile:127: all] Error 2

ghc:
Would you like to continue processing the rest of the
queue or would you like to abort?  If this failed
package is a dependency of another package in the queue
then it may not make sense to continue.

(Y)es to continue, (N)o to abort, (R)etry the build?:

I have customized the SlackBuild for 8.10.4 and to build ghc 8.10.4 was a success.

Code:

Glasgow Haskell Compiler, Version 8.10.4, stage 2 booted by GHC version 8.10.4
*** initializing package database:
Using binary package database: /usr/lib64/ghc-8.10.4/package.conf.d/package.cache
package flags []
loading package database /usr/lib64/ghc-8.10.4/package.conf.d
wired-in package ghc-prim mapped to ghc-prim-0.6.1
wired-in package integer-wired-in mapped to integer-gmp-1.0.3.0
wired-in package base mapped to base-4.14.1.0
wired-in package rts mapped to rts
wired-in package template-haskell mapped to template-haskell-2.16.0.0
wired-in package ghc mapped to ghc-8.10.4
!!! initializing package database: finished in 11.83 milliseconds, allocated 7.596 megabytes

Let's be honest, I have no clue about haskell and I'm stuck to build haskell-setlocale.

Code:

Processing haskell-setlocale

haskell-setlocale:
Found setlocale-1.0.0.8.tar.gz in /var/cache/sbopkg.
Checking MD5SUM:
  MD5SUM check for setlocale-1.0.0.8.tar.gz ... OK
Building package for haskell-setlocale...
setlocale-1.0.0.8/System/
setlocale-1.0.0.8/System/Locale/
setlocale-1.0.0.8/System/Locale/SetLocale.hsc
setlocale-1.0.0.8/LICENSE
setlocale-1.0.0.8/Setup.hs
setlocale-1.0.0.8/setlocale.cabal
Configuring setlocale-1.0.0.8...
Setup: Encountered missing or private dependencies:
base >=4.6 && <4.13


haskell-setlocale:
Would you like to continue processing the rest of the
queue or would you like to abort?  If this failed
package is a dependency of another package in the queue
then it may not make sense to continue.

(Y)es to continue, (N)o to abort, (R)etry the build?:

gattocarlo · 02-21-2021, 05:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lancsuk

Hiya,

I would like to build Xmonad on Slackware current. ...

Let's be honest, I have no clue about haskell and I'm stuck to build haskell-setlocale.

Code:

Processing haskell-setlocale

haskell-setlocale:
Found setlocale-1.0.0.8.tar.gz in /var/cache/sbopkg.
Checking MD5SUM:
  MD5SUM check for setlocale-1.0.0.8.tar.gz ... OK
Building package for haskell-setlocale...
setlocale-1.0.0.8/System/
setlocale-1.0.0.8/System/Locale/
setlocale-1.0.0.8/System/Locale/SetLocale.hsc
setlocale-1.0.0.8/LICENSE
setlocale-1.0.0.8/Setup.hs
setlocale-1.0.0.8/setlocale.cabal
Configuring setlocale-1.0.0.8...
Setup: Encountered missing or private dependencies:
base >=4.6 && <4.13


haskell-setlocale:
Would you like to continue processing the rest of the
queue or would you like to abort?  If this failed
package is a dependency of another package in the queue
then it may not make sense to continue.

(Y)es to continue, (N)o to abort, (R)etry the build?:

If you have ghc installed and working you should probably use cabal to install xmonad, otherwise you'll have issues with dependencies (a typical Haskell nightmare). You can grab a statically linked binary of cabal from here:
https://www.haskell.org/cabal/download.html

and then run

Code:

cabal install xmonad

and you should be done. the xmonad binary should show up in:

Code:

~/.cabal/bin/xmonad

hope this helps.

M0M0 · 02-21-2021, 05:58 AM

You can also use ghcup to install ghc and cabal. Compiling it takes forever.

Just a little warning: even with cabal you can find yourself in dependency hell: On my machine I get warnings that the module name Xmonad is ambiguous since it is part of the xmonad-0.15 package and the xmonad-0.15 package... Yes, it sees xmonad-0.15 as two packages even if it is installed only once and I don't know why. I just ignore these errors and everything works fine, at least sometimes.. Other problems: it ignores changes in the xmonad.hs file and recognizes them only after several reboots. You often do not even get error messages, it just doesn't do it. I really like Xmonad as a window manger (the multiple monitor support is awesome, way better than dwm) but the whole installation and changing settings in haskell is a huge pain.

To stay sane I decided to use the defaults.

lancsuk · 02-21-2021, 01:47 PM

@gattocarlo @MOMO

You are both right, haskell is a bloody nightmare. But I would like to know why the configuration works on 14.2 but not in current. Anyway, the best results I had to install xmonad was with stack followed by cabal.

Thanks for the gnucup suggestion....I will test it. :-)

M0M0 · 02-21-2021, 01:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lancsuk

Thanks for the gnucup suggestion....I will test it. :-)

If you are referring to my answer: I meant a program that is spelled ghcup which automates the installation of ghc and cabal.

Regarding the question why it is not building: I'm sure you know that but there is a thread for exactly these problems:

https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...ls-4175561999/

ponce · 02-21-2021, 01:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lancsuk

But I would like to know why the configuration works on 14.2 but not in current.

because:
- the ghc version on SBo for 14.2 is incompatible with llvm in current;
- some of the xmonad dependencies on SBo for 14.2 are incompatible with a newer ghc;
- the build system for some haskell SlackBuilds must be revised for the newer ghc;
- (more that I haven't spotted yet)

if useful I'll link a post from the thread M0M0 linked above

https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest....php?p=6202432

Zihen · 06-13-2021, 05:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by M0M0

You can also use ghcup to install ghc and cabal. Compiling it takes forever.

Just a little warning: even with cabal you can find yourself in dependency hell: On my machine I get warnings that the module name Xmonad is ambiguous since it is part of the xmonad-0.15 package and the xmonad-0.15 package... Yes, it sees xmonad-0.15 as two packages even if it is installed only once and I don't know why. I just ignore these errors and everything works fine, at least sometimes.. Other problems: it ignores changes in the xmonad.hs file and recognizes them only after several reboots. You often do not even get error messages, it just doesn't do it. I really like Xmonad as a window manger (the multiple monitor support is awesome, way better than dwm) but the whole installation and changing settings in haskell is a huge pain.

Have been trying to get xmonad work. Sbopkg still doesn't build at the time of writing.

ghcup handles the dependencies for both ghc and cabal really well, however the two packages bug persists.

I realize sbopkg installs haskell-setlocale-1.0.0.8 while ghcup uses haskell-setlocale-1.0.0.10. I wonder whether the two packages bug will be gone if xmonad is built from sbopkg.