Haskell Platform 2014.2.0.0 Release Candidate 2

Tue Jul 29 11:45:12 UTC 2014

Installation worked fine. However I encountered a problem that looks like a
regression, although it may be a problem with new versions of the package I
am trying to install:

cabal install -j3 glib
Resolving dependencies...
Configuring glib-0.12.5.4...
Building glib-0.12.5.4...
Failed to install glib-0.12.5.4
Build log ( /Users/gcolpitts/.cabal/logs/glib-0.12.5.4.log ):
[1 of 2] Compiling SetupWrapper     (
/var/folders/9b/rh4y2gy92hgdb6ktv4df1jv00000gn/T/glib-0.12.5.4-27489/glib-0.12.5.4/SetupWrapper.hs,
/var/folders/9b/rh4y2gy92hgdb6ktv4df1jv00000gn/T/glib-0.12.5.4-27489/glib-0.12.5.4/dist/setup/SetupWrapper.o
)
[2 of 2] Compiling Main             (
/var/folders/9b/rh4y2gy92hgdb6ktv4df1jv00000gn/T/glib-0.12.5.4-27489/glib-0.12.5.4/dist/setup/setup.hs,
/var/folders/9b/rh4y2gy92hgdb6ktv4df1jv00000gn/T/glib-0.12.5.4-27489/glib-0.12.5.4/dist/setup/Main.o
)
Linking
/var/folders/9b/rh4y2gy92hgdb6ktv4df1jv00000gn/T/glib-0.12.5.4-27489/glib-0.12.5.4/dist/setup/setup
...
[1 of 2] Compiling Gtk2HsSetup      ( Gtk2HsSetup.hs,
dist/setup-wrapper/Gtk2HsSetup.o )
[2 of 2] Compiling Main             ( SetupMain.hs,
dist/setup-wrapper/Main.o )
Linking dist/setup-wrapper/setup ...
Configuring glib-0.12.5.4...
Building glib-0.12.5.4...
Preprocessing library glib-0.12.5.4...
gtk2hsC2hs: Error in C header file.

/usr/include/dirent.h:147: (column 10) [FATAL]
  >>> Syntax error!
  The symbol `^' does not fit here.

cabal: Error: some packages failed to install:
glib-0.12.5.4 failed during the building phase. The exception was:
ExitFailure 1

On Mon, Jul 28, 2014 at 11:40 AM, Mark Lentczner <mark.lentczner at gmail.com>
wrote:

> The long anticipated Haskell Platform 2014.2 release, including GHC 7.8.3,
> and numerous updated packages, is almost here!
>
> We have created "Release Candidate 2" installers for OS X and Windows, and
> believe, barring show stopper issues, creepers exploding, or other bizarre
> phenomenon, these will likely be blessed as the final in a few days time.
>
> If you would like to be an early adopter, please try 'em out...
>
>    - source tarball: haskell-platform-2014.2.0.0-RC2.tar.gz
>    <http://www.ozonehouse.com/mark/platform/haskell-platform-2014.2.0.0-RC2.tar.gz>
>    - source repo: haskell/haskell-platform at 2014.2.0.0-RC2
>    <https://github.com/haskell/haskell-platform/tree/2014.2.0.0-RC2>
>    - windows 32bit: hskellPlatform-2014.2.0.0-i386-RC2-setup.exe
>    <http://www.ozonehouse.com/mark/platform/hskellPlatform-2014.2.0.0-i386-RC2-setup.exe>
>    - windows 64bit:hskellPlatform-2014.2.0.0-x86_64-RC2-setup.exe
>    <http://www.ozonehouse.com/mark/platform/hskellPlatform-2014.2.0.0-x86_64-RC2-setup.exe>
>    - os x 64bit: Haskell Platform 2014.2.0.0 64bit RC2.signed.pkg
>    <http://www.ozonehouse.com/mark/platform/Haskell%20Platform%202014.2.0.0%2064bit%20RC2.signed.pkg>
>    - travis-ci build: haskell/haskell-platform
>    <https://travis-ci.org/haskell/haskell-platform>
>
>
> *Notes for RC2, since RC1:*
>
> *Windows*
>
>  *Extra thanks to Randy Polen for burning the midnight-oil to get ths out*
>
>
>    - removed unneeded python (et al) files from the GHC bindist for
>    64-bit Windows (referenced in GHC ticket #9014
>    <https://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/9014>)
>    - added HTML "view source" pages for the GHC packages that was missing
>    from the GHC bindist for both 32- and 64-bit Windows.
>
> *Mac OS X*
>
> *If you installed RC1, you can remove first with the command  *sudo
> uninstall-hs only 7.8.3 --remove
>
> *Run it without *--remove* to see what it will do before running, it if
> you like. In theory you can just install this one right on top of RC1....
> but hasn't been tested.*
>
>
>    - file layout on the Mac... improved slightly (again). In particular,
>    executables are now installed directly in $prefix/bin dirs, rather than
>    within the package dir
>    - fix the bug with haddock master index not being updated correctly
>    - works on 10.6! (and 10.7, 10.8, and 10.9) with gcc or clang based
>    Xcodes
>    - works on 10.10!!! (Yosemite, developer preview 4 release)
>
> *Source tarball*
>
>    - missing sources in hptool now present
>    - platform.sh improved somewhat (in particular, handles host cabal
>    being pre-sandbox)
>
> *Timetable*
>
>    - These can "soak" amongst the intreped on these lists for a few hours.
>    - On Monday evening (PST) I'll announce to haskell-cafe and reddit
>    - End of next week (from my vacation, I'll point out), we'll declare
>    success and ship.
>
> — Mark
>
> *SHA-256 sums:*
> 62f39246ad95dd2aed6ece5138f6297f945d2b450f215d074820294310e0c48a  Haskell
> Platform 2014.2.0.0 64bit RC2.signed.pkg
> 7c7d3585e89e1407461efea29dcaa9628c3be3c47d93a13b5a4978046375e4fd
>  haskell-platform-2014.2.0.0-RC2.tar.gz
> 6eedd76aafb266d9a09baff80cd2973498ab59195c771f7cd64425d40be29c49
>  hskellPlatform-2014.2.0.0-i386-RC2-setup.exe
> b22115ed84d1f7e747d7f0b47e32e1489e4a24613d69c91df4ae32052f88b130
>  hskellPlatform-2014.2.0.0-x86_64-RC2-setup.exe
>
>
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