Hello, Attempting to build the darcs from http://darcs.net using
> $ uname -a > Darwin thorkil-naurs-intel-mac-mini.local 9.8.0 Darwin Kernel Version 9.8.0: > Wed Jul 15 16:55:01 PDT 2009; root:xnu-1228.15.4~1/RELEASE_I386 i386 > $ ghc --version > The Glorious Glasgow Haskell Compilation System, version 7.0.1 > $ with GHC from http://haskell.org/ghc/dist/7.0.1/GHC-7.0.1-i386.pkg, I get: > $ runhaskell Setup.lhs build > > Setup.lhs:10:34: > Warning: In the use of `runTests' > (imported from Distribution.Simple, but defined in > Distribution.Simple.UserHooks): > Deprecated: "Please use the new testing interface instead!" > Preprocessing library darcs-2.5... > Preprocessing executables for darcs-2.5... > Building darcs-2.5... > [ 1 of 154] Compiling Darcs.Witnesses.Show ( src/Darcs/Witnesses/Show.hs, > dist/build/Darcs/Witnesses/Show.o ) > [ 2 of 154] Compiling Darcs.Patch.OldDate ( src/Darcs/Patch/OldDate.hs, > dist/build/Darcs/Patch/OldDate.o ) > [ 3 of 154] Compiling Darcs.Patch.Format ( src/Darcs/Patch/Format.hs, > dist/build/Darcs/Patch/Format.o ) > [ 4 of 154] Compiling Darcs.Patch.RegChars ( src/Darcs/Patch/RegChars.hs, > dist/build/Darcs/Patch/RegChars.o ) > [ 5 of 154] Compiling IsoDate ( src/IsoDate.hs, > dist/build/IsoDate.o ) > [ 6 of 154] Compiling DateMatcher ( src/DateMatcher.hs, > dist/build/DateMatcher.o ) > > src/DateMatcher.hs:143:34: > Couldn't match expected type `(CalendarTime, CalendarTime)' > with actual type `CalendarTime' > Expected type: Text.Parsec.Prim.ParsecT > String > () > transformers-0.2.2.0:Data.Functor.Identity.Identity > (CalendarTime, CalendarTime) > Actual type: Text.ParserCombinators.Parsec.Char.CharParser > () CalendarTime > In the second argument of `($)', namely > `englishDateTime midnightToday' > In the second argument of `DM', namely > `(parseDateWith $ englishDateTime midnightToday)' > $ The configure output is not too comforting either: > $ runhaskell Setup configure --user > > Setup.lhs:10:34: > Warning: In the use of `runTests' > (imported from Distribution.Simple, but defined in > Distribution.Simple.UserHooks): > Deprecated: "Please use the new testing interface instead!" > Configuring darcs-2.5... > Warning: This package indirectly depends on multiple versions of the same > package. This is highly likely to cause a compile failure. > package deepseq-1.1.0.0 requires containers-0.2.0.1 > package darcs-2.5 requires containers-0.2.0.1 > package regex-posix-0.94.1 requires containers-0.4.0.0 > package regex-base-0.93.1 requires containers-0.4.0.0 > package haskeline-0.6.3.2 requires containers-0.4.0.0 > package hashed-storage-0.5.4 requires containers-0.4.0.0 > package dataenc-0.13.0.4 requires containers-0.4.0.0 > package binary-0.5.0.2 requires containers-0.4.0.0 > package darcs-2.5 requires directory-1.0.1.2 > package tar-0.3.1.0 requires directory-1.1.0.0 > package process-1.0.1.4 requires directory-1.1.0.0 > package mmap-0.5.6 requires directory-1.1.0.0 > package haskeline-0.6.3.2 requires directory-1.1.0.0 > package hashed-storage-0.5.4 requires directory-1.1.0.0 > package darcs-2.5 requires filepath-1.1.0.4 > package tar-0.3.1.0 requires filepath-1.2.0.0 > package process-1.0.1.4 requires filepath-1.2.0.0 > package haskeline-0.6.3.2 requires filepath-1.2.0.0 > package hashed-storage-0.5.4 requires filepath-1.2.0.0 > package directory-1.1.0.0 requires filepath-1.2.0.0 > package directory-1.0.1.2 requires filepath-1.2.0.0 > $ I have had some trouble eliminating the dependence on multiple versions of mtl. I am more wary to attempt something similar for containers, since darcs requires > $ grep containers darcs.cabal | head -1 > containers >= 0.1 && < 0.4, > $ and containers-0.4.0.0 is actually part of the ghc-7 installation. Installed packages are: > $ ghc-pkg list > /Library/Frameworks/GHC.framework/Versions/7.0.1-i386/usr/lib/ghc-7.0.1/package.conf.d > Cabal-1.10.0.0 > array-0.3.0.2 > base-4.3.0.0 > bin-package-db-0.0.0.0 > bytestring-0.9.1.8 > containers-0.4.0.0 > directory-1.1.0.0 > extensible-exceptions-0.1.1.2 > ffi-1.0 > filepath-1.2.0.0 > ghc-7.0.1 > ghc-binary-0.5.0.2 > ghc-prim-0.2.0.0 > haskell2010-1.0.0.0 > haskell98-1.1.0.0 > hpc-0.5.0.6 > integer-gmp-0.2.0.2 > old-locale-1.0.0.2 > old-time-1.0.0.6 > pretty-1.0.1.2 > process-1.0.1.4 > random-1.0.0.3 > rts-1.0 > template-haskell-2.5.0.0 > time-1.2.0.3 > unix-2.4.1.0 > /Users/thorkilnaur/.ghc/i386-darwin-7.0.1/package.conf.d > HUnit-1.2.2.1 > binary-0.5.0.2 > containers-0.2.0.1 > dataenc-0.13.0.4 > deepseq-1.1.0.0 > directory-1.0.1.2 > filepath-1.1.0.4 > hashed-storage-0.5.4 > haskeline-0.6.3.2 > html-1.0.1.2 > mmap-0.5.6 > mtl-1.1.1.1 > parsec-3.0.1 > regex-base-0.93.1 > regex-compat-0.92 > regex-posix-0.94.1 > syb-0.3 > tar-0.3.1.0 > text-0.7.0.1 > transformers-0.2.2.0 > utf8-string-0.3.6 > zlib-0.5.2.0 > $ Any suggestions on how to proceed in this matter would be most welcome. Thanks and best regards Thorkil _______________________________________________ darcs-users mailing list darcs-users@darcs.net http://lists.osuosl.org/mailman/listinfo/darcs-users