Hi there,
> I feel I am almost there, I found the -fvia-C flag (why is this not
> the default?) and compiled all my modules to object files, but then
> realized that there are not static libraries in hslibs. I think I am
> missing some essential detail about the ghc Makefile system, but I
> don't know where to start searching.
>
> I unpacked ghc-4.08.2 sources and hc files and followed the
> instructions in
>
http://haskell.cs.yale.edu/ghc/docs/4.08.2/building/sec-building-from-so
urce.html
> The result was some .hi files in builds/data but no static libraries.
> Same problem in hslibs/*, except hslibs/lang.
Try the script in fptools/distrib/hc-build, which should be able to
bootstrap the compiler from .hc files automatically. In particular,
it'll make sure that hslibs/lang is built before trying to build the
compiler.
> I put the line
> HsLibsFor="ghc"
> in $(TOP)/mk/build.mk, but then I run out of ideas. (For a start, is
> there any way of checking that my build.mk is actually loaded?)
Yes - try 'make -d', or
$ make show VALUE=HsLibsFor
HsLibsFor=ghc
cheers,
Simon
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