#3849: 6.12.1: make framework-pkg on OS X creates package with broken installer
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Reporter: korpios | Owner:
Type: bug | Status: new
Priority: normal | Component: Build System
Version: 6.12.1 | Keywords:
Os: MacOS X | Testcase:
Architecture: Unknown/Multiple | Failure: None/Unknown
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System: OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard), Intel Core 2 Duo system (64-bit capable,
running 32-bit kernel), universal (64/32 combined) !MacPorts
Observed: `.pkg` file built via `make framework-pkg` starts Installer, but
does not show a dialog box so installation can proceed.
Expected: Opening the `.pkg` file should have shown a dialog box, same as
the `.pkg` available from the GHC download page.
I installed GHC 6.12.1 on OS X via the binary `.pkg`, and then proceeded
to rebuild it from source via `make framework-pkg` so it would use my
!MacPorts libraries and not break on libiconv (so I could then install
xmonad-contrib successfully). The build process completes and creates a
file `GHC-6.12.1-i386.pkg`. When opening this file, Installer launches,
but nothing else happens — no dialog opens, etc. Interestingly, though,
the contents seem fine; this pkg file can be extracted manually via `xar`,
and then the package contents therein extracted via `gzip` and `cpio`, and
the extracted framework directory can then take the place of the existing
`/Library/Frameworks/GHC.framework` directory and everything works as
expected (including not breaking on libiconv).
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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/3849>
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