osx conundrum

[Karel Gardas]

I'd recommend to search for iconv library in your packaging system. Find
that and install that. Probably it looks like dependency on this is
missing in provided ghc package(s).

Anyway, not osx user here, just general unix user...

Good luck!
Karel

On 10/11/21 11:00 AM, David Duke wrote:
> I have a conundrum on which advice would be appreciate. Does
> anyone know how to successfully install ghc on OSX 
> I've tried various binary instalation routes:
> macports, brew, direct binary downloads from haskel.org <http://haskel.org>
> All have the same result. when I try to compile a basic hello world
> program I get
> 
> Undefined symbols for architecture x86_64:
>   "_iconv", referenced from:
>       _hs_iconv in libHSbase-4.14.3.0.a(iconv.o)
>      (maybe you meant:
> _base_GHCziIOziEncodingziIconv_iconvEncoding1_closure,
> _base_GHCziIOziEncodingziIconv_iconvEncoding1_info ,
> _base_GHCziIOziEncodingziIconv_iconvEncoding4_closure ,
> _base_GHCziIOziEncodingziIconv_iconvEncoding15_info ,
> _base_GHCziIOziEncodingziIconv_iconvEncoding4_info ,
> _base_GHCziIOziEncodingziIconv_iconvEncoding7_info ,
> _base_GHCziIOziEncodingziIconv_iconvEncoding6_closure ,
> _base_GHCziIOziEncodingziIconv_iconvEncoding6_info ,
> _base_GHCziIOziEncodingziIconv_iconvEncoding8_info , _hs_iconv_open ,
> _base_GHCziIOziEncodingziIconv_iconvEncoding9_closure ,
> _base_GHCziIOziEncodingziIconv_iconvEncoding12_closure ,
> _base_GHCziIOziEncodingziIconv_iconvEncoding11_closure ,
> _base_GHCziIOziEncodingziIconv_iconvEncoding9_info ,
> _base_GHCziIOziEncodingziIconv_iconvEncoding12_info ,
> _base_GHCziIOziEncodingziIconv_iconvEncoding13_info ,
> _base_GHCziIOziEncodingziIconv_iconvEncoding11_info ,
> _base_GHCziIOziEncodingziIconv_iconvEncoding7_closure ,
> _base_GHCziIOziEncodingziIconv_iconvEncoding_info ,
> _base_GHCziIOziEncodingziIconv_iconvEncoding13_closure ,
> _base_GHCziIOziEncodingziIconv_iconvEncoding2_info ,
> _base_GHCziIOziEncodingziIconv_iconvEncoding14_bytes ,
> _base_GHCziIOziEncodingziIconv_iconvEncoding15_closure ,
> _base_GHCziIOziEncodingziIconv_iconvEncoding3_closure ,
> _base_GHCziIOziEncodingziIconv_iconvEncoding_closure ,
> _base_GHCziIOziEncodingziIconv_iconvEncoding8_closure ,
> _base_GHCziIOziEncodingziIconv_iconvEncoding2_closure , _hs_iconv ,
> _base_GHCziIOziEncodingziIconv_iconvEncoding10_bytes , _hs_iconv_close ,
> _base_GHCziIOziEncodingziIconv_iconvEncoding5_closure )
>   "_iconv_open", referenced from:
>       _hs_iconv_open in libHSbase-4.14.3.0.a(iconv.o)
>      (maybe you meant: _hs_iconv_open)
>   "_iconv_close", referenced from:
>       _hs_iconv_close in libHSbase-4.14.3.0.a(iconv.o)
>      (maybe you meant: _hs_iconv_close)
>   "_locale_charset", referenced from:
>       _localeEncoding in libHSbase-4.14.3.0.a(PrelIOUtils.o)
> ld: symbol(s) not found for architecture x86_64
> 
> I've triedgiong  through ghcup
> 
> 8.8.4
> 8.6.5.
> 8.10.2
> 8.10.7
> 9.0.1
> 
> all have the same problem.
> I'd be happy to build from source. Small problem: what Haskell compiler
> do I use?
> 
> Any advice on installs that works along with any changes to paths to
> avoid the iconv problems would be appreciated as currently my
> Haskell-related activities have come to a grinding halt. Switchig to a
> different OS would be nice but its not a 
> feasible option a at present.Writing a compiler is starting to look
> attractive..
> 
> thanks
> David
> 
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> Emeritus Professor of Computer Science
> School of Computing University of Leeds UK
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