[Haskell-cafe] Takusen 0.8.3 install problems

[Don Stewart]

build-type: Simple

praki.prakash:
> Don,
> 
> Thanks for the hint. I removed Setup.hs and tried "cabal build".  I
> get an error that build type is custom and Setup.lhs is missing. What
> is the magical incantation needed to do the default build?
> 
> Thanks
> Praki
> 
> On Sat, Jan 31, 2009 at 12:30 PM, Don Stewart <dons at galois.com> wrote:
> > praki.prakash:
> >> I am trying to install Takusen 0.8.3 with ghc 6.10.1 on Ubuntu 8.04
> >> (same issue on Win XP as well). I get the following complaint from
> >> cabal.
> >>
> >>    Module
> >>    `Distribution.PackageDescription'
> >>    does not export
> >>    `writeHookedBuildInfo'
> >> cabal: Error: some packages failed to install:
> >> Takusen-0.8.3 failed during the configure step. The exception was:
> >> exit: ExitFailure 1
> >
> > You can probably just remove the Setup.lhs and build with defaults
> > (we're doing that at galois, we use Takusen).
> >
> > -- Don
> >