Solaris x86 package

[Christian Maeder]

Georg Sauthoff wrote:
> Thus I want to save other Solaris x86 users from that by contributing a
> Solaris x86 binary package for the ghc web page. How should I proceed?
> Should I open a ticket at the homepage for that? What should I consider?
> Is 'make binary-dist' the right target?

you need to build the whole tree (using "gmake") with a file mk/build.mk
that just contains the lines:

BIN_DIST=1
Project=Ghc

When this succeeds then you can do:

gmake binary-dist BINDIST_DOC_WAYS=html

(which avoids failing due to missing tools for producing ps documentation)

> I guess, because 6.4.3 includes some fixes, it make sense to do the
> packaging for that version instead of 6.4.2.

yes, but may be wait until the threaded rts works

> If no one packages for Solaris sparc, I could do that, too.

I've done that already:
http://www.informatik.uni-bremen.de/agbkb/forschung/formal_methods/CoFI/hets/solaris/versions/ghc-6.4.2-20060529-sparc-sun-solaris2.tar.bz2

> [1] with non-threaded rts

Yes, that's a problem currently (see the bugs mailing list)

Cheers Christian