[GHC] #9876: mkdir errors when running `make sdist`
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#9876: mkdir errors when running `make sdist`
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Reporter: joehillen | Owner:
Type: bug | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone:
Component: Compiler | Version: 7.9
Keywords: | Operating System:
Architecture: Unknown/Multiple | Unknown/Multiple
Difficulty: Easy (less than 1 | Type of failure:
hour) | None/Unknown
Blocked By: | Test Case:
Related Tickets: | Blocking:
| Differential Revisions:
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Hi. Newcomer here. I was taking a look at #9095 and I get the following
errors when running `make sdist`.
{{{
"rm" -f sdistprep/ghc-7.9.20141208-windows-extra-src.tar.bz2
mkdir sdistprep
mkdir: cannot create directory ‘sdistprep’: File exists
make[1]: [sdist-windows-tarballs-prep] Error 1 (ignored)
mkdir sdistprep/windows-tarballs
mkdir sdistprep/windows-tarballs/ghc-7.9.20141208
mkdir sdistprep/windows-tarballs/ghc-7.9.20141208/ghc-tarballs
cd sdistprep/windows-tarballs/ghc-7.9.20141208/ghc-tarballs && lndir
/home/joe/src/ghc/ghc-tarballs
"rm" -rf sdistprep/windows-tarballs/ghc-7.9.20141208/ghc-tarballs/.git
cd sdistprep/windows-tarballs && "/bin/tar" chf - ghc-7.9.20141208 2>
windows_extra_src_ghc_log | bzip2 -c >
/home/joe/src/ghc/sdistprep/ghc-7.9.20141208-windows-extra-src.tar.bz2
"rm" -rf sdistprep/testsuite-ghc
"rm" -f sdistprep/ghc-7.9.20141208-testsuite.tar.bz2
mkdir sdistprep
mkdir: cannot create directory ‘sdistprep’: File exists
make[1]: [sdist-testsuite-prep] Error 1 (ignored)
mkdir sdistprep/testsuite-ghc
mkdir sdistprep/testsuite-ghc/ghc-7.9.20141208
mkdir sdistprep/testsuite-ghc/ghc-7.9.20141208/testsuite
cd sdistprep/testsuite-ghc/ghc-7.9.20141208/testsuite && lndir
/home/joe/src/ghc/testsuite
/home/joe/src/ghc/testsuite: No such file or directory
make[1]: *** [sdist-testsuite-prep] Error 1
make: *** [sdist] Error 2
}}}
Generally when using 'mkdir' in a Makefile I've found it best to always
use 'mkdir -p' just like you should how you should always use 'rm -f'.
It's a simple fix. I'm submitting a patch for it.
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Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/9876>
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