GHC 8.0.1-rc4 source tarball availability

[Carter Schonwald]

fixed up the sphinx confusion...

seems we need the python 2.7 sphinx installed? (or at least, it wasn't
checking sphinx correctly to handle the version supported in the python 3
series?!)

On Sat, Apr 23, 2016 at 12:23 PM, Carter Schonwald <
carter.schonwald at gmail.com> wrote:

> err, i mean, sphinx was giving
> checking for version of sphinx-build... Sphinx (sphinx-build) 1.4.1
> ./configure: line 9698: test: Sphinx (sphinx-build) 1: integer expression
> expected
>
> which version of sphinx for which python are we supposed to use?
>
> On Sat, Apr 23, 2016 at 12:18 PM, Carter Schonwald <
> carter.schonwald at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> looks like i dont have dblatex setup on that build machine, fixing that
>> now! (slightly trick on mac)
>>
>> On Sat, Apr 23, 2016 at 11:51 AM, Carter Schonwald <
>> carter.schonwald at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> i'm running into some confusions with getting docs built correclty / not
>>> generating the pdfs and html assets i expect, i'll share an updated sha etc
>>> when i track that down
>>>
>>> On Sat, Apr 23, 2016 at 9:52 AM, George Colpitts <
>>> george.colpitts at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> retrying with
>>>>
>>>> ./configure --with-nm=$(xcode-select
>>>> -p)/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin/nm-classic
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, Apr 23, 2016 at 10:49 AM George Colpitts <
>>>> george.colpitts at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Thanks Carter. I'm not so concerned with obtaining a working build.
>>>>> I'd like to be able to build with the Apple toolchain. I assume there are
>>>>> other developers who feel the same.
>>>>>
>>>>> Can you elaborate on the "path to nm classic is wrong" ?
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers
>>>>> George
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sat, Apr 23, 2016 at 10:42 AM Carter Schonwald <
>>>>> carter.schonwald at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I've a working build I'll circulate
>>>>>> Also that path to nm classic is wrong.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Saturday, April 23, 2016, George Colpitts <
>>>>>> george.colpitts at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'm having problems using the Apple toolchain to build this on Mac
>>>>>>> OS. Has anybody succeeded with the Apple toolchain?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> First I get the error:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>      broken 'nm' detected, see https://ghc.haskell.org/ticket/11744.
>>>>>>>      Workaround: You may want to pass '--with-nm=nm-classic' to
>>>>>>> 'configure'.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> but after I try that workaround I get:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> inplace/bin/deriveConstants --gen-header -o
>>>>>>> includes/dist-derivedconstants/header/DerivedConstants.h --tmpdir
>>>>>>> includes/dist-derivedconstants/header/ --gcc-program "/usr/bin/gcc"
>>>>>>> --gcc-flag -Wall --gcc-flag -Wno-unknown-pragmas --gcc-flag -m64 --gcc-flag
>>>>>>> -fno-stack-protector --gcc-flag -Iincludes --gcc-flag -Iincludes/dist
>>>>>>> --gcc-flag -Iincludes/dist-derivedconstants/header --gcc-flag
>>>>>>> -Iincludes/dist-ghcconstants/header --gcc-flag -Irts --gcc-flag -fcommon
>>>>>>> --nm-program "nm-classic" --target-os "darwin"
>>>>>>> deriveConstants: nm-classic: readCreateProcess:
>>>>>>> runInteractiveProcess: exec: does not exist (No such file or directory)
>>>>>>> make[1]: ***
>>>>>>> [includes/dist-derivedconstants/header/DerivedConstants.h] Error 1
>>>>>>> make[1]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
>>>>>>> make: *** [all] Error 2
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>> George
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Fri, Apr 22, 2016 at 11:27 AM Ben Gamari <ben at well-typed.com>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> tl;dr: If you would like to produce a binary distribution for GHC
>>>>>>>>        8.0.1-rc4 then let us know, grab the source distribution and
>>>>>>>>        start building. The binary distributions will be all
>>>>>>>> released one
>>>>>>>>        week from today.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hello GHC packagers,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I am happy to announce the release of the 8.0.1-rc4 source
>>>>>>>> distribution
>>>>>>>> to binary packagers. This release should resolve all of the issues
>>>>>>>> noted
>>>>>>>> in the release candidate 3 announcement. You will find the usual
>>>>>>>> artifacts at
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     http://downloads.haskell.org/~ghc/8.0.1-rc4/
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> For this candidate we are again following our new release policy
>>>>>>>> [1],
>>>>>>>> with a one-week delay between the release of the source and binary
>>>>>>>> distributions. The goal of this policy is to give all platforms the
>>>>>>>> opportunity for support from the first day of a release.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> If all of the expected binary releases are submitted before the
>>>>>>>> week-long delay has elapsed, we will move forward with the release
>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>> the binaries on an accelerated schedule. It would be appreciated if
>>>>>>>> you
>>>>>>>> could reply to this message confirming that you intend to offer a
>>>>>>>> binary
>>>>>>>> distribution this release.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Otherwise, let either Austin or I know if you have any trouble
>>>>>>>> building
>>>>>>>> your distribution. I have yet to push the ghc-8.0.1-rc4 tag in case
>>>>>>>> we
>>>>>>>> encounter unexpected issues but all of my builds with this tarball
>>>>>>>> thusfar have gone quite well.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Good luck and thanks for all of your work!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> - Ben
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> [1]
>>>>>>>> https://mail.haskell.org/pipermail/ghc-devs/2016-March/011546.html
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>>>>>>>
>>>
>>
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