On 8/31/13, Luke Iannini <lukex...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Gabor! > Yes, I believe that's still the case (we're working around it by using > different prefixes for each architecture at the moment). And I think we > should definitely do what you propose. I'll see if I can get a patch > together shortly (or if someone already knows exactly what to do and wants > to do it first, feel free! : )).
This is probably where one should start, https://github.com/ghc/ghc/blob/master/mk/install.mk.in#L108 but be careful with the 'if's in the makefile! Cheers, Gabor > > Cheers > Luke > > > On Sat, Aug 31, 2013 at 4:50 AM, Gabor Greif <ggr...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi Luke, devs, >> >> Just a quick question, as I haven't recently built a cross-compiler, >> but I have noticed a problem with installation of cross-ghc last time. >> >> $ ls <prefix>/lib/ghc-7.7.20130412 >> >> The problem is, that when someone installs a non-cross >> compiler the same day, the cross-compiler's >> libraries and executables get overwritten >> by the non-cross installation :-( >> >> This probably also happens with release versions. >> >> Can you confirm this behaviour with HEAD? >> >> In case yes, should we consider adding a >> cross-prefix, like employed in bin/ ? >> >> $ ls <prefix>/bin/powerpc-montavista-linux-gnuspe-ghc-pkg-7.7.20130412 >> >> Of course all the links inside must be re-aligned accordingly. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Gabor >> >> >> On 8/31/13, Luke Iannini <lukex...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > I will tell Stephen! >> > >> > I've added iOS as Tier 2 — I bet we can find a sponsor for a buildbot >> down >> > the line — and I've added myself while I wait to hear from Stephen. It >> > looks like the mailto links on the wiki (e.g. the names in the Platform >> > Maintainers section) aren't working, by the way: >> > http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/wiki/CodeOwners. >> > >> > Cheers >> > Luke >> > >> > >> > On Fri, Aug 30, 2013 at 2:04 AM, Simon Peyton-Jones >> > <simo...@microsoft.com>wrote: >> > >> >> Great. Please thank Stephen too.. I don’t have his email.**** >> >> >> >> ** ** >> >> >> >> Just go ahead and modify **** >> >> >> >> http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/wiki/CodeOwners**** >> >> >> >> http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/wiki/Platforms**** >> >> >> >> ** ** >> >> >> >> I assume iOS will become a tier-2 platform?**** >> >> >> >> ** ** >> >> >> >> Simon**** >> >> >> >> ** ** >> >> >> >> *From:* Luke Iannini [mailto:lukex...@gmail.com] >> >> *Sent:* 30 August 2013 09:07 >> >> *To:* Simon Peyton-Jones >> >> *Cc:* Austin Seipp >> >> >> >> *Subject:* Re: [Haskell-cafe] Announcing GHC iOS**** >> >> >> >> ** ** >> >> >> >> Certainly! And I'd be happy to take on maintainership of GHC iOS if >> >> that's >> >> what you mean — I've committed to a very large project using it so >> >> I'll >> >> be >> >> maintaining it anyway : ). I'd guess Stephen would feel the same.**** >> >> >> >> ** ** >> >> >> >> And thanks so much for the kind words, it means the world! Thank you >> >> infinitely for Haskell : ).**** >> >> >> >> ** ** >> >> >> >> Cheers**** >> >> >> >> Luke**** >> >> >> >> ** ** >> >> >> >> On Fri, Aug 30, 2013 at 12:32 AM, Simon Peyton-Jones < >> >> simo...@microsoft.com> wrote:**** >> >> >> >> Should we update the “Platform maintainers” on >> >> http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/wiki/TeamGHC**** >> >> >> >> or the list of supported platforms on >> >> http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/wiki/Platforms?**** >> >> >> >> **** >> >> >> >> *From:* Haskell-Cafe [mailto:haskell-cafe-boun...@haskell.org] *On >> Behalf >> >> Of *Luke Iannini >> >> *Sent:* 29 August 2013 21:56 >> >> *To:* Haskell Cafe >> >> *Subject:* Re: [Haskell-cafe] Announcing GHC iOS**** >> >> >> >> **** >> >> >> >> Stephen provided some more credits — thanks so much to all!**** >> >> >> >> **** >> >> >> >> Three connected projects concerning cross-compilation:**** >> >> >> >> **** >> >> >> >> *Registerised ARM support, added using David Terei's LLVM compiler >> >> back >> >> end with Stephen Blackheath doing an initial ARMv5 version and LLVM >> patch >> >> and Karel Gardas working on floating point support, ARMv7 >> >> compatibility >> >> and >> >> LLVM headaches. Ben Gamari did work on the runtime linker for ARM.**** >> >> >> >> **** >> >> >> >> *General cross-compiling, with much work by Stephen Blackheath and >> >> Gabor >> >> Greif (though many others have worked on this).**** >> >> >> >> **** >> >> >> >> *A cross-compiler for Apple iOS. iOS-specific parts were mostly >> >> Stephen >> >> Blackheath with Luke Iannini on the Cabal patch, testing and >> >> supporting >> >> infrastructure, also with assistance and testing by Miëtek Bak and >> >> Jonathan >> >> Fischoff, and thanks to many others for testing; The iOS cross >> >> compiler >> >> was >> >> started back in 2009 by Stephen Blackheath with funding from Ryan >> Trinkle >> >> of iPwn Studios.**** >> >> >> >> **** >> >> >> >> Thanks to Ian Lynagh for making it easy for us with integration, >> makefile >> >> refactoring and patience, and to David Terei for LLVM assistance.**** >> >> >> >> **** >> >> >> >> **** >> >> >> >> On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 1:43 PM, Luke Iannini <lukex...@gmail.com> >> >> wrote:* >> >> *** >> >> >> >> Hi all!**** >> >> >> >> (in case you don't read /r/haskell : ))**** >> >> >> >> **** >> >> >> >> Stephen Blackheath and I are extremely happy to report that as of >> >> today, >> >> GHC can natively build binaries for iOS devices and the iOS >> >> Simulator.**** >> >> >> >> **** >> >> >> >> You'll find everything you need here: >> >> http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/wiki/Building/CrossCompiling/iOS**** >> >> >> >> **** >> >> >> >> The short of it is you can use "ghc-ios myFiles.hs" to get a universal >> >> ARMv7/ARMv7s/i386 static library to drop straight into an Xcode >> >> project.** >> >> ** >> >> >> >> **** >> >> >> >> Stephen's already working on some wonderful FRP-powered games, I'm >> >> working >> >> on a project called SpaceTime that I'll announce shortly, and you may >> now >> >> all begin creating insanely great iOS software using the finest >> >> language >> >> in >> >> the world : ).**** >> >> >> >> **** >> >> >> >> Stephen deserves the lion's share of the credit for this project — >> >> it's >> >> been over 3 years in the making! Many thanks to Maxwell Swadling for >> >> generalizing static library builds into a -staticlib flag for GHC, >> Carter >> >> Schonwald for compilation guidance, and the venerable Austin Seipp for >> >> reviewing and merging our patches.**** >> >> >> >> **** >> >> >> >> ** ** >> >> >> > >> > _______________________________________________ ghc-devs mailing list ghc-devs@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/ghc-devs
