[GHC] #943: Unable to create static binaries on osx

[GHC]

#943: Unable to create static binaries on osx
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 Reporter:  brett at librum.org  |          Owner:         
     Type:  bug               |         Status:  closed 
 Priority:  normal            |      Milestone:         
Component:  Compiler          |        Version:  6.6    
 Severity:  normal            |     Resolution:  invalid
 Keywords:  osx intel static  |     Difficulty:  Unknown
 Testcase:                    |   Architecture:  x86    
       Os:  MacOS X           |  
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Changes (by wolfgang):

  * resolution:  => invalid
  * testcase:  =>
  * status:  new => closed

Old description:

> It appears that ghc 6.6 can't create static binaries on osx/intel. I've
> been attempting to create static binaries of darcs for distribution to a
> project team on both osx/ppc and osx/intel, and ghc. It fails to find the
> static versions of libs that do exist, afaict.
>
> --
>
> [brett at fin]:~/files/src/darcs/darcs-unstable% ./configure --with-static-
> libs
> checking for darcs... darcs
> checking the release state... unstable branch
> checking for gcc... gcc
> checking for C compiler default output file name... a.out
> checking whether the C compiler works... yes
> checking whether we are cross compiling... no
> checking for suffix of executables...
> checking for suffix of object files... o
> checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... yes
> checking whether gcc accepts -g... yes
> checking for gcc option to accept ISO C89... none needed
> checking how to run the C preprocessor... gcc -E
> checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
> checking for ghc... ghc
> checking where GHC keeps its libraries... /usr/local/lib/ghc-6.6
> checking GHC.Handle.openFd... NOT old API
> checking GHC.Handle.openFd new API... okay
> checking for module System.Posix.Signals(installHandler, Handler(..),
> Signal,
>                          sigINT, sigHUP, sigABRT, sigALRM, sigTERM,
> sigPIPE,)... yes
> checking for module Text.Regex( mkRegex, matchRegex, Regex )... no; and
> neither in package text
> checking for module Text.Regex( mkRegex, matchRegex, Regex )... in
> package regex-compat
> checking for module Debug.QuickCheck( quickCheck )... in package
> QuickCheck
> checking for module Control.Monad.Error... no; and neither in package
> util
> checking for module Control.Monad.Error... in package mtl
> checking for module Text.ParserCombinators.Parsec... in package parsec
> checking for module Text.Html... in package html
> checking getCurrentDirectory... uses /
> checking for module System.Posix.Files( createLink )... in package unix
> checking createDirectoryIfMissing... has createDirectoryIfMissing
> checking renameFile... okay
> checking for module System.Posix.Files( fileMode, getFileStatus,
> setFileMode )... yes
> checking for module System.Posix.Files( fileMode, getFileStatus,
> setFileMode )... yes
> checking whether to optimize... yes
> checking whether to profile... no
> checking whether to use mmap... yes
> checking whether to do PackedString debugging... no
> checking whether to use wxhaskell... no
> checking whether to build docs... yes
> checking for latex... latex
> checking for dvips... dvips
> checking for latex2html... no
> configure: WARNING: Cannot find latex2html in your path!
> checking for htlatex... no
> configure: WARNING: Cannot find htlatex in your path either!
> checking for hevea... no
> configure: WARNING: Cannot find hevea in your path either!
> checking for sendmail... /usr/sbin/sendmail
> checking for MAPISendMail in -lmapi32... no
> checking for gawk... gawk
> checking for libcurl... 7.15.5
> checking for curl_global_init in -lcurl... no
> configure: error: Cannot actually use libcurl; try specifying --without-
> libcurl.

New description:

 It appears that ghc 6.6 can't create static binaries on osx/intel. I've
 been attempting to create static binaries of darcs for distribution to a
 project team on both osx/ppc and osx/intel, and ghc. It fails to find the
 static versions of libs that do exist, afaict.

 --
 {{{
 [brett at fin]:~/files/src/darcs/darcs-unstable% ./configure --with-static-
 libs
 checking for darcs... darcs
 checking the release state... unstable branch
 checking for gcc... gcc
 checking for C compiler default output file name... a.out
 checking whether the C compiler works... yes
 checking whether we are cross compiling... no
 checking for suffix of executables...
 checking for suffix of object files... o
 checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... yes
 checking whether gcc accepts -g... yes
 checking for gcc option to accept ISO C89... none needed
 checking how to run the C preprocessor... gcc -E
 checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
 checking for ghc... ghc
 checking where GHC keeps its libraries... /usr/local/lib/ghc-6.6
 checking GHC.Handle.openFd... NOT old API
 checking GHC.Handle.openFd new API... okay
 checking for module System.Posix.Signals(installHandler, Handler(..),
 Signal,
                          sigINT, sigHUP, sigABRT, sigALRM, sigTERM,
 sigPIPE,)... yes
 checking for module Text.Regex( mkRegex, matchRegex, Regex )... no; and
 neither in package text
 checking for module Text.Regex( mkRegex, matchRegex, Regex )... in package
 regex-compat
 checking for module Debug.QuickCheck( quickCheck )... in package
 QuickCheck
 checking for module Control.Monad.Error... no; and neither in package util
 checking for module Control.Monad.Error... in package mtl
 checking for module Text.ParserCombinators.Parsec... in package parsec
 checking for module Text.Html... in package html
 checking getCurrentDirectory... uses /
 checking for module System.Posix.Files( createLink )... in package unix
 checking createDirectoryIfMissing... has createDirectoryIfMissing
 checking renameFile... okay
 checking for module System.Posix.Files( fileMode, getFileStatus,
 setFileMode )... yes
 checking for module System.Posix.Files( fileMode, getFileStatus,
 setFileMode )... yes
 checking whether to optimize... yes
 checking whether to profile... no
 checking whether to use mmap... yes
 checking whether to do PackedString debugging... no
 checking whether to use wxhaskell... no
 checking whether to build docs... yes
 checking for latex... latex
 checking for dvips... dvips
 checking for latex2html... no
 configure: WARNING: Cannot find latex2html in your path!
 checking for htlatex... no
 configure: WARNING: Cannot find htlatex in your path either!
 checking for hevea... no
 configure: WARNING: Cannot find hevea in your path either!
 checking for sendmail... /usr/sbin/sendmail
 checking for MAPISendMail in -lmapi32... no
 checking for gawk... gawk
 checking for libcurl... 7.15.5
 checking for curl_global_init in -lcurl... no
 configure: error: Cannot actually use libcurl; try specifying --without-
 libcurl.
 }}}

Comment:

 There are no static binaries on Mac OS X.

 Apple does not provide a static version of the C library, or crt0.o, so
 passing the "-static" flag to gcc or, therefore, to ghc, fails.

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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/943>
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