has anyone built pandoc with MacPorts ?

[Gregory Wright]

Hi,

On Oct 10, 2008, at 4:45 PM, denis wrote:

> Greg, folks,
>
> port install ghc worked after 7 hours or so, but then
>
> sudo port -v install hs-ghc-paths (on which pandoc apparently depends)
> =>
> # from: sudo port -v install hs-ghc-paths
> # run: 10 Oct 2008 22:35  in /opt/local Denis.local  mac 10.4.11 ppc
>
> --->  Configuring hs-ghc-paths
>
> Setup.hs:7:7:
>   Could not find module `Distribution.Simple.PackageIndex':
>     Use -v to see a list of the files searched for.
> Error: Target org.macports.configure returned: shell command "cd / 
> opt/local/var/macports/build/ 
> _opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync 
> .macports.org_release_ports_devel_hs-ghc-paths/work/ghc- 
> paths-0.1.0.5 && runhaskell Setup configure --ghc --prefix=/opt/ 
> local" returned error 1
> Command output:
> Setup.hs:7:7:
>   Could not find module `Distribution.Simple.PackageIndex':
>     Use -v to see a list of the files searched for.
>
> Warning: the following items did not execute (for hs-ghc-paths):  
> org.macports.activate org.macports.configure org.macports.build  
> org.macports.destroot org.macports.install
> Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.
>
>
> Has anyone ever built pandoc with MacPorts ?  Would appreciate your  
> help.
>
> cheers
>   -- denis

Pandoc built fine for me on Mac OS X 10.5.5/intel with ghc 6.8.3, hs- 
ghc-paths 0.1.0.5
and haddock 2.2.2.  What version of the ghc port are you using (i.e.,  
the output of

	$ port info ghc

?

Also, do you have more than one version of cabal on your system?

Best Wishes,
Greg