Ah hum. We probably have not compiled GHC 6.8 with 6.2 for some time. Worse, we don't even clearly document what the oldest version is that should bootstrap any given version.
Ian: could you extend the building guide http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/wiki/Building (perhaps the "what tools you need" page?) with a) the algorithm we use. I think we say that any GHC can be compiled with the previous three major releases, but maybe it's two. b) a table giving the claimed state of play To compile You need at least 6.10 6.6 6.8 6.4 no need to go back too far. THanks Simon | -----Original Message----- | From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:glasgow-haskell-users- | [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Barney Stratford | Sent: 24 November 2008 11:27 | To: glasgow-haskell-users@haskell.org | Subject: Can't compile GHC 6.8.2 | | I'm trying to compile GHC 6.8.2 using my existing GHC 6.2, but the | typechecker refuses to compile. The problem seems to be that the hi-boot | files in compiler/typecheck contain some incorrect type signatures. I've | fixed most of them, but TcMatches.hi-boot-6 has slightly stumped me. As | it stands, it says | | tcMatchesFun :: Name.Name | -> HsExpr.MatchGroup Name.Name | -> TcType.BoxyRhoType | -> TcRnTypes.TcM (HsBinds.HsWrapper, HsExpr.MatchGroup TcRnTypes.TcId) | | but it should say something like | | tcMatchesFun :: Name.Name -> Bool | -> HsExpr.MatchGroup Name.Name | -> TcType.BoxyRhoType | -> TcRnTypes.TcM (HsBinds.HsWrapper, HsExpr.MatchGroup TcRnTypes.TcId) | | Unfortunately, that doesn't work, as it assumes I meant TcMatches.Bool, | so I tried saying Prelude.Bool instead. Now I get the complaint that | Prelude.Bool isn't in scope. | | Has anyone else seen this issue? I've looked for answers in the docs and | with Google, but no luck. | | I'm running Mac OS 10.3, with GHC 6.2 installed under Fink. I borrowed | the Fink package for GHC 6.8.2 and adapted it slightly so it would | bootstrap from my existing GHC, as the bootstrap code available for | download relies on a later version of my OS. GHC 6.2 can't compile GHC | 6.10, which is why I'm going for the earlier version. | | Cheers, | Barney. | _______________________________________________ | Glasgow-haskell-users mailing list | Glasgow-haskell-users@haskell.org | http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/glasgow-haskell-users _______________________________________________ Glasgow-haskell-users mailing list Glasgow-haskell-users@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/glasgow-haskell-users
