problems with gmp on RH 6.1?

[Simon Marlow]

> I'm trying to make Hat (2.00) on a ix86 Linux (RedHat 6.1) 
> machine with 
>   ghc-5.02.3 already installed.
> 
> I get the following during the make process:
> 
> cd /home/ajc99/tools/hat-2.00/targets/ix86-Linux/obj/hattools && ghc 
> -fglasgow-exts -package lang     -o HatTrail Run.o FFIExtensions.o 
> HighlightStyle.o PrettyLibHighlight.o SExp.o LowLevel.o HatTrail.o 
> /home/ajc99/tools/hat-2.00/targets/ix86-Linux/obj/hattools/artutils.o 
> /home/ajc99/tools/hat-2.00/targets/ix86-Linux/obj/hattools/hat
> -names.o 
> /home/ajc99/tools/hat-2.00/targets/ix86-Linux/obj/hattools/observe.o 
> -L/usr/lib -lglib
> /usr/local/funcprog//lib/ghc-5.02.3/libHSstd.a(PrelNum__42.o): In 
> function `s5bt_2_alt':
> PrelNum__42.o(.text+0x93): undefined reference to `__gmpz_cmp_si'
> 
> 
> And many more undefined references, all to functions starting 
> with __gmp
> 
> Malcolm suggested:
> 
> > GMP is the Gnu multi-precision arithmetic library, which is used
> > internally by ghc to implement the unbounded Integer type and its
> > operations.
> > 
> > At a guess, ghc-5.02.3 requires a newer version of the GMP library
> > than the one you get by default in RedHat 6.1.  Alternatively, it
> > could be that ghc is not issuing the correct link instructions for
> > the GMP library.
> 
> 
> Would you have any idea if this is likely to be the case?

GHC does require GMP 3.  Did you build & install GHC yourself, from an
RPM, or from a .tar.gz binary distribution? 

Does your installed GHC manage to build other programs ok?  Even ones
including Integer operations?

What GMP do you have installed on your system?  (do rpm -qa | grep gmp).

Cheers,
	Simon