ghc is installed through macports (<http://blog.omega-prime.co.uk/?p=96> says "but if the version of GHC you need is in MacPorts I imagine that you can just do port install ghc".)
I have the following MacPorts ports installed. How to make this work with macports? autoconf @2.69_3 (active) bash @4.3.33_0 (active) bzip2 @1.0.6_0 (active) coreutils @8.23_1 (active) curl @7.42.0_0+ssl (active) curl-ca-bundle @7.42.0_0 (active) db48 @4.8.30_4 (active) db_select @0.1_2 (active) desktop-file-utils @0.22_0 (active) ed @1.2_0 (active) expat @2.1.0_0 (active) findutils @4.4.2_1 (active) gawk @4.1.1_2 (active) gdbm @1.11_1 (active) getopt @1.1.6_0 (active) gettext @0.19.4_0 (active) ghc @7.8.3_2 (active) git @2.3.5_0+credential_osxkeychain+doc+pcre+perl5_16+python27 (active) glib2 @2.44.0_0 (active) gmp @6.0.0_1 (active) gnutls @3.3.14_0 (active) grep @2.21_0 (active) gsed @4.2.2_0 (active) gzip @1.6_0 (active) hs-alex @3.1.3_1 (active) hs-c2hs @0.16.5_3 (active) hs-happy @1.19.4_1 (active) hs-language-c @0.4.7_0 (active) hs-mtl @2.1.3.1_1 (active) hs-quickcheck @2.6_3 (active) hs-random @1.0.1.1_5 (active) hs-syb @0.4.1_1 (active) htop @0.8.2.2_0 (active) libcxx @3.6.0_0 (active) libedit @20140620-3.1_0 (active) libffi @3.2.1_0 (active) libiconv @1.14_0 (active) libidn @1.29_0 (active) libtasn1 @4.4_0 (active) libxml2 @2.9.2_2 (active) libxslt @1.1.28_0 (active) llvm-3.5 @3.5.2_3 (active) llvm_select @1.0_0 (active) m4 @1.4.17_0 (active) ncurses @5.9_2 (active) nettle @2.7.1_0 (active) openssl @1.0.2a_0 (active) p5.16-authen-sasl @2.160.0_0 (active) p5.16-cpan-meta @2.150.1_0 (active) p5.16-cpan-meta-requirements @2.133.0_0 (active) p5.16-cpan-meta-yaml @0.14.0_0 (active) p5.16-digest-hmac @1.30.0_0 (active) p5.16-digest-sha1 @2.130.0_4 (active) p5.16-error @0.170.230_0 (active) p5.16-file-slurp-tiny @0.3.0_0 (active) p5.16-gssapi @0.280.0_2 (active) p5.16-inc-latest @0.500.0_0 (active) p5.16-io-socket-ssl @2.12.0_0 (active) p5.16-module-build @0.421.100_0 (active) p5.16-module-metadata @1.0.27_0 (active) p5.16-net-libidn @0.120.0_4 (active) p5.16-net-smtp-ssl @1.20.0_0 (active) p5.16-net-ssleay @1.680.0_0 (active) p5.16-parse-cpan-meta @1.441.400_0 (active) p5.16-pathtools @3.470.0_1 (active) p5.16-perl-ostype @1.8.0_0 (active) p5.16-pod-escapes @1.70.0_0 (active) p5.16-pod-simple @3.300.0_0 (active) p5.16-podlators @2.5.3_1 (active) p5.16-scalar-list-utils @1.410.0_0 (active) p5.16-sub-uplevel @0.250.0_0 (active) p5.16-term-readkey @2.320.0_1 (active) p5.16-test-exception @0.380.0_0 (active) p5.16-test-nowarnings @1.40.0_1 (active) p5.16-test-simple @1.1.14_0 (active) p5.16-test-warn @0.300.0_0 (active) p5.16-tree-dag_node @1.260.0_0 (active) p5.16-version @0.991.200_0 (active) p11-kit @0.22.1_0 (active) pcre @8.36_0 (active) perl5 @5.16.3_0+perl5_16 (active) perl5.16 @5.16.3_1 (active) pkgconfig @0.28_0 (active) popt @1.16_0 (active) python27 @2.7.9_0 (active) python_select @0.3_4 (active) readline @6.3.003_0 (active) rsync @3.1.1_0 (active) sqlite3 @3.8.8.3_0 (active) xz @5.2.1_0 (active) zlib @1.2.8_0 (active) On Sat, Apr 25, 2015 at 5:14 PM, Brandon Allbery <allber...@gmail.com> wrote: >> parsec-3.1.9 (reinstall) changes: mtl-2.1.3.1 -> 2.2.1 > > > mtl is almost certainly installed globally, and installing a private copy is > likely to cause all sorts of problems (as indeed cabal told you). > > Since I see a bunch of yesod dependencies, I suspect you need to throw out > your global Platform installation because yesod does not bother with > Platform compatibility and in fact breaks it completely. Get a minimal ghc > and install Stackage, because that is the only install that yesod will > tolerate. (And get used to a world where your choices are either to let > yesod determine what you're allowed to install, or use a supposed standard > that certain parts of the Haskell world believe they have a mission to > destroy.) > > > On Sat, Apr 25, 2015 at 6:01 PM, Peng Yu <pengyu...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I clean up all Haskell related things in my home directory. >> >> rm -rf ~/.cabal >> rm -rf ~/Library/Haskell >> rm -rf ~.ghc/ >> cabal update >> cabal install cabal-install >> >> >> Then I try to install git-annex again, which shows me the following. >> What I should do next? >> >> ~$ cabal install git-annex >> Resolving dependencies... >> In order, the following would be installed: >> HUnit-1.2.5.2 (new package) >> SafeSemaphore-0.10.1 (new package) >> ansi-terminal-0.6.2.1 (new package) >> ansi-wl-pprint-0.6.7.2 (new package) >> appar-0.1.4 (new package) >> async-2.0.2 (new package) >> auto-update-0.1.2.1 (new package) >> base16-bytestring-0.1.1.6 (new package) >> base64-bytestring-1.0.0.1 (new package) >> blaze-builder-0.4.0.1 (new package) >> blaze-markup-0.7.0.2 (new package) >> blaze-html-0.8.0.2 (new package) >> bloomfilter-2.0.0.0 (new package) >> byteable-0.1.1 (new package) >> byteorder-1.0.4 (new package) >> bytestring-builder-0.10.6.0.0 (new package) >> cereal-0.4.1.1 (new package) >> clock-0.4.5.0 (new package) >> cryptohash-0.11.6 (new package) >> data-default-class-0.0.1 (new package) >> data-default-instances-base-0.0.1 (new package) >> data-default-instances-containers-0.0.1 (new package) >> data-default-instances-old-locale-0.0.1 (new package) >> dataenc-0.14.0.7 (new package) >> dlist-0.7.1.1 (new package) >> data-default-instances-dlist-0.0.1 (new package) >> data-default-0.5.3 (new package) >> cookie-0.4.1.4 (new package) >> easy-file-0.2.0 (new package) >> edit-distance-0.2.1.2 (new package) >> entropy-0.3.6 (new package) >> fast-logger-2.3.1 (new package) >> file-embed-0.0.8.2 (new package) >> gnuidn-0.2.1 (new package) >> hashable-1.2.3.2 (new package) >> case-insensitive-1.2.0.4 (new package) >> hourglass-0.2.9 (new package) >> asn1-types-0.3.0 (new package) >> http-types-0.8.6 (new package) >> iproute-1.4.0 (new package) >> mime-mail-0.4.8.2 (new package) >> mime-types-0.1.0.6 (new package) >> monad-loops-0.4.2.1 (new package) >> nats-1 (new package) >> network-info-0.2.0.5 (new package) >> network-multicast-0.0.11 (new package) >> parallel-3.2.0.6 (new package) >> path-pieces-0.2.0 (new package) >> prelude-extras-0.4 (new package) >> reflection-1.5.1.2 (new package) >> safe-0.3.8 (new package) >> scientific-0.3.3.8 (new package) >> attoparsec-0.12.1.6 (new package) >> css-text-0.1.2.1 (new package) >> email-validate-2.1.1 (new package) >> http-date-0.0.6 (new package) >> securemem-0.1.7 (new package) >> crypto-cipher-types-0.0.9 (new package) >> cipher-aes-0.2.10 (new package) >> cipher-des-0.0.6 (new package) >> cipher-rc4-0.1.4 (new package) >> setenv-0.1.1.3 (new package) >> silently-1.2.4.1 (new package) >> simple-sendfile-0.2.18 (new package) >> socks-0.5.4 (new package) >> stm-chans-3.0.0.3 (new package) >> stringsearch-0.3.6.6 (new package) >> system-filepath-0.4.13.3 (new package) >> system-fileio-0.3.16.2 (new package) >> tagged-0.8.0.1 (new package) >> tagsoup-0.13.3 (new package) >> transformers-0.4.3.0 (new version) >> StateVar-1.1.0.0 (new package) >> crypto-api-0.13.2 (new package) >> gsasl-0.3.5 (new package) >> mmorph-1.0.4 (new package) >> monads-tf-0.1.0.2 (new package) >> gnutls-0.1.5 (new package) >> mtl-2.2.1 (new version) >> IfElse-0.85 (new package) >> asn1-encoding-0.9.0 (new package) >> asn1-parse-0.9.0 (new package) >> crypto-pubkey-types-0.4.3 (new package) >> hfsevents-0.1.5 (new package) >> hslogger-1.2.8 (new package) >> parsec-3.1.9 (reinstall) changes: mtl-2.1.3.1 -> 2.2.1 >> bencode-0.5.0.1 (new package) >> json-0.9.1 (new package) >> network-uri-2.6.0.1 (reinstall) >> pem-0.2.2 (new package) >> primitive-0.6 (new package) >> regex-base-0.93.2 (new package) >> regex-posix-0.95.2 (new package) >> regex-compat-0.95.1 (new package) >> MissingH-1.3.0.1 (new package) >> regex-tdfa-1.2.0 (new package) >> skein-1.0.9.3 (new package) >> streaming-commons-0.1.12 (new package) >> torrent-10000.0.0 (new package) >> transformers-compat-0.4.0.4 (new package) >> MonadRandom-0.3.0.2 (new package) >> distributive-0.4.4 (new package) >> exceptions-0.8.0.2 (new package) >> optparse-applicative-0.11.0.2 (new package) >> transformers-base-0.4.4 (new package) >> monad-control-1.0.0.4 (new package) >> lifted-base-0.2.3.6 (new package) >> enclosed-exceptions-1.0.1.1 (new package) >> resourcet-1.1.4.1 (new package) >> unix-compat-0.4.1.4 (new package) >> unix-time-0.3.5 (new package) >> unordered-containers-0.2.5.1 (new package) >> semigroups-0.16.2.2 (new package) >> utf8-string-1 (new package) >> language-javascript-0.5.13.3 (new package) >> hjsmin-0.1.4.7 (new package) >> publicsuffixlist-0.1 (new package) >> http-client-0.4.11.1 (new package) >> uuid-types-1.0.1 (new package) >> uuid-1.3.10 (new package) >> vault-0.3.0.4 (new package) >> vector-0.10.12.3 (new package) >> aeson-0.8.0.2 +old-locale (new package) >> crypto-random-0.0.9 (new package) >> cprng-aes-0.6.1 (new package) >> clientsession-0.9.1.1 (new package) >> crypto-numbers-0.2.7 (new package) >> crypto-pubkey-0.2.8 (new package) >> mwc-random-0.13.3.2 (new package) >> resource-pool-0.2.3.2 (new package) >> shakespeare-2.0.4.1 (new package) >> hamlet-1.2.0 (new package) >> void-0.7 (new package) >> conduit-1.2.4 (new package) >> conduit-extra-1.1.7.2 (new package) >> contravariant-1.3.1 (new package) >> comonad-4.2.5 (new package) >> cryptohash-conduit-0.1.1 (new package) >> dns-1.4.5 (new package) >> monad-logger-0.3.13.1 (new package) >> persistent-2.1.3 (new package) >> esqueleto-2.1.3 (new package) >> persistent-sqlite-2.1.4.1 (new package) >> persistent-template-2.1.3 (new package) >> semigroupoids-4.3 (new package) >> bifunctors-4.2.1 (new package) >> profunctors-4.4.1 (new package) >> free-4.11 (new package) >> adjunctions-4.2 (new package) >> either-4.3.3.2 (new package) >> errors-1.4.7 (new package) >> kan-extensions-4.2.1 (new package) >> lens-4.9.1 (new package) >> wai-3.0.2.3 (new package) >> wai-logger-2.2.4 (new package) >> warp-3.0.12.1 (new package) >> word8-0.1.2 (new package) >> wai-extra-3.0.7.1 (new package) >> wai-app-static-3.0.1 (new package) >> x509-1.5.0.1 (new package) >> x509-store-1.5.0 (new package) >> x509-system-1.5.0 (new package) >> x509-validation-1.5.1 (new package) >> tls-1.2.17 (new package) >> connection-0.2.4 (new package) >> http-client-tls-0.2.2 (new package) >> http-conduit-2.1.5 (new package) >> warp-tls-3.0.3 (new package) >> xml-types-0.3.4 (new package) >> libxml-sax-0.7.5 (new package) >> network-protocol-xmpp-0.4.6 (new package) >> xml-conduit-1.2.4 (new package) >> aws-0.11.4 (new package) >> tagstream-conduit-0.5.5.3 (new package) >> authenticate-1.3.2.11 (new package) >> xml-hamlet-0.4.0.10 (new package) >> DAV-1.0.4 (new package) >> xss-sanitize-0.3.5.5 (new package) >> yaml-0.8.11 (new package) >> yesod-core-1.4.9.1 (new package) >> yesod-default-1.2.0 (new package) >> yesod-persistent-1.4.0.2 (new package) >> yesod-form-1.4.4.1 (new package) >> yesod-auth-1.4.4 (new package) >> yesod-1.4.1.5 (new package) >> yesod-static-1.4.0.4 (new package) >> git-annex-5.20150420 -testsuite -feed (new package) >> cabal: The following packages are likely to be broken by the reinstalls: >> HTTP-4000.2.19 >> Use --force-reinstalls if you want to install anyway. >> >> >> On Sat, Apr 25, 2015 at 4:18 PM, Brandon Allbery <allber...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > >> > On Sat, Apr 25, 2015 at 3:45 PM, Peng Yu <pengyu...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> Why cabal install print so many irrelevant messages? Is it better to >> >> follow Unix "Rule of Silence" to only print usage error messages? >> > >> > >> > This is not an irrelevant message: >> > >> >> asn1-parse-0.9.0 (reinstall) changes: text-1.2.0.4 added >> > >> > >> > It's an indication that things are about to go very wrong, as indeed >> > they >> > did. In fact, the errors you got indicate quite a lot of problems with >> > your >> > Haskell installation; you apparently have a bunch of broken packages. >> > >> > -- >> > brandon s allbery kf8nh sine nomine >> > associates >> > allber...@gmail.com >> > ballb...@sinenomine.net >> > unix, openafs, kerberos, infrastructure, xmonad >> > http://sinenomine.net >> >> >> >> -- >> Regards, >> Peng > > > > > -- > brandon s allbery kf8nh sine nomine associates > allber...@gmail.com ballb...@sinenomine.net > unix, openafs, kerberos, infrastructure, xmonad http://sinenomine.net -- Regards, Peng _______________________________________________ cabal-devel mailing list cabal-devel@haskell.org http://mail.haskell.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/cabal-devel