Strange errors trying to install terminfo

[Sean McAfee]

On Sun, Dec 21, 2014 at 11:03 PM, Reid Barton <rwbarton at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sun, Dec 21, 2014 at 8:15 PM, Sean McAfee <eefacm at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> > ~$ cabal install terminfo
>> > Resolving dependencies...
>> > Configuring terminfo-0.4.0.0...
>>
>> At this point, the command hangs, and I notice my mouse cursor has
>> transformed into a crosshair image for some reason.  I can't click on
>> anything normally, but after several clicks around the screen, the
>> command resumes:
>>
>> > /home/mcafee/node-v0.10.31/configure: line 10: syntax error near
>> unexpected token `('
>> > /home/mcafee/node-v0.10.31/configure: line 10: `CC =
>> os.environ.get('CC', 'cc')'
>> > Failed to install terminfo-0.4.0.0
>> > cabal: Error: some packages failed to install:
>> > terminfo-0.4.0.0 failed during the configure step. The exception was:
>> > ExitFailure 2
>>
>
> This means that /home/mcafee/node-v0.10.31/configure, which is apparently
> a python script, is for some reason getting run by a shell instead.
> ("import" is a utility that takes a screenshot of a single window which you
> select with the crosshair cursor, and is also a string often found near the
> beginning of python scripts.)
>
> How you got into this situation, I haven't the foggiest idea. Hope this
> helps!
>
> Regards,
> Reid Barton
>
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