> Here is the essential part of the patch:
>
> - GHCDIR=`grep '^libdir' ${whichGHC} | head -1 | sed
> 's/^libdir=.\(.*\)./\1/'`
> + GHCDIR=`grep '^TOPDIROPT' ${whichGHC} | head -1 | sed
> 's/^TOPDIROPT="*-B\([^";]*\).*/\1/'`
>
> However, this does not work on my (Slackware Linux) machine. In the
> driver script for ghc-5.02, I see the following two lines:
>
> libdir='/usr/malcolm/local/lib/ghc-5.02'
> TOPDIROPT="-B$libdir";
>
> which means that the original confhc gives the correct path
> (/usr/malcolm/local/lib/ghc-5.02), but the patched confhc gives an
> incorrect path symbol ($libdir).
>
> Can someone at ghc central confirm whether this part of the ghc-5.02
> driver script differs, depending on package and platform? And if so,
> what is the best way to detect which variation applies?
It differs depending on whether you installed GHC from a binary
distribution, via make install, or from an RPM.
I've just added the --print-libdir option to GHC, and I'll try to sneak
it into 5.02.1.
Cheers,
Simon
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