[GHC] #7472: Build on FreeBSD fails with ncurses

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#7472: Build on FreeBSD fails with ncurses
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Reporter:  nematoder            |          Owner:  pgj             
    Type:  bug                  |         Status:  new             
Priority:  normal               |      Component:  Build System    
 Version:  7.6.1                |       Keywords:  ncurses, freebsd
      Os:  FreeBSD              |   Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
 Failure:  Building GHC failed  |      Blockedby:                  
Blocking:                       |        Related:                  
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Comment(by pgj):

 This problem apparently boils down to a build.mk configuration issue, and
 has been fixed in the FreeBSD Ports Collection recently [1].  In nutshell,
 you should ensure that the following is present in your mk/build.mk file
 before building the compiler:

 {{{
 SRC_HC_OPTS += -I${NCURSESINC} -L${NCURSESLIB} -I${LOCALBASE}/include
 -L${LOCALBASE}/lib"
 libraries/terminfo_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-curses-
 includes=${NCURSESINC} --configure-option=--with-curses-
 libraries=${NCURSESLIB}
 }}}

 where {{{NCURSESINC}}} is the include directory for ncurses and
 {{{NCURSESLIB}}} is the library directory, respectively.

 [1] http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/svn-ports-
 all/2013-January/011462.html

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