I'm guessing that is indeed the problem, though I cannot reproduce the error (but I'm using Cabal-1.8.0.2).
Assuming this is the cause of the problem, what is the best correction? Encoding the cabal file as UTF-8 or removing the accent? Do earlier versions of cabal deal well with UTF-8?... Cheers, Pedro On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 16:05, Bayley, Alistair <alistair.bay...@invesco.com > wrote: > Just a wild guess, but the package description has this non-ascii text: > > author: Ralf Lämmel, Simon Peyton Jones > > It could well be Latin-1 encoded, rather than UTF8. > > Try editing the author field to this: > > author: Ralf Laemmel, Simon Peyton Jones > > and rebuilding/installing. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: glasgow-haskell-users-boun...@haskell.org > > [mailto:glasgow-haskell-users-boun...@haskell.org] On Behalf > > Of Simon Peyton-Jones > > Sent: 23 February 2010 14:32 > > To: GHC users > > Cc: cvs-...@haskell.org > > Subject: FW: Installing syb(-0.1.03) package in head version > > of Haskell > > > > Friends > > > > > > > > Can anyone help Kathleen out? She has a cabal-install issue. > > I think she's on a Mac. > > > > > > > > Many thanks > > > > > > Simon > > > > > > > > From: Kathleen Fisher [mailto:kathleen.fis...@gmail.com] > > Sent: 16 February 2010 22:54 > > To: Simon Peyton-Jones > > Subject: Fwd: Installing syb(-0.1.03) package in head version > > of Haskell > > > > > > > > Hi Simon, > > > > > > > > I'm trying to get the PADS file we were working on compiling > > under the HEAD version of Haskell, but I'm having trouble > > getting the Data.Generics module to install. I sent the > > question below to the librar...@haskell.org last week, but I > > haven't seen any replies. Is that the right address? Or is > > there a different place to ask such questions? > > > > > > > > Thanks for any pointers! > > > > > > > > Kathleen > > > > > > > > Begin forwarded message: > > > > > > > > > > > > From: Kathleen Fisher <kathleen.fis...@gmail.com> > > > > Date: February 11, 2010 2:28:20 PM PST > > > > To: librar...@haskell.org > > > > Subject: Installing syb(-0.1.03) package in head version of Haskell > > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > I'm trying to get a program that uses the Data.Generics > > module to compile under the head version of GHC, but I am > > having trouble getting the syb package installed. > > > > I believe I am using the most recent version of cabal: > > > > > > > > > > kfisher-laptop:/Users/kfisher/pads/dirpads/language-c-quote>~/ > > .cabal/bin/cabal --version > > > > cabal-install version 0.8.0 > > > > using version 1.8.0.1 of the Cabal library > > > > > > When I ask cabal to install the syb package, I get the > > following error: > > > > > > > > > > kfisher-laptop:/Users/kfisher/pads/dirpads/language-c-quote>~/ > > .cabal/bin/cabal install -w ~/sw/ghc-head/bin/ghc > > > > Resolving dependencies... > > > > Downloading mtl-1.1.0.2... > > > > Configuring mtl-1.1.0.2... > > > > Preprocessing library mtl-1.1.0.2... > > > > ... > > > > Registering syb-0.1.0.3... > > > > cabal: ghc-pkg: <stdin>: hGetContents: invalid argument > > (invalid UTF-8 byte > > > > sequence) > > > > cabal: Error: some packages failed to install: > > > > language-c-quote-0.1 depends on syb-0.1.0.3 which > > failed to install. > > > > syb-0.1.0.3 failed during the building phase. The exception was: > > > > exit: ExitFailure 1 > > > > > > > > The full trace is included below. > > > > Here's the version information for the ghc I am running. > > > > > > > > > > Kfisher-laptop:/Users/kfisher/pads/dirpads/language-c-quote>~/ > > sw/ghc-head/bin/ghc --version > > > > The Glorious Glasgow Haskell Compilation System, > > version 6.13.20100210 > > > > > > The cabal website suggests sending questions to this list... > > > > Any suggestions for how to fix this problem? > > > > Kathleen > > > > > > > > > > > > kfisher-laptop:/Users/kfisher/pads/dirpads/language-c-quote>~/ > > .cabal/bin/cabal install -w ~/sw/ghc-head/bin/ghc > > > > Resolving dependencies... > > > > Downloading mtl-1.1.0.2... > > > > Configuring mtl-1.1.0.2... > > > > Preprocessing library mtl-1.1.0.2... > > > > Building mtl-1.1.0.2... > > > > > > > > ...stuff deleted... > > > > > > > > src/Data/Generics.hs:40:1: > > > > Warning: The import of `Prelude' is redundant > > > > except perhaps to import instances from `Prelude' > > > > To import instances alone, use: import Prelude() > > > > Registering syb-0.1.0.3... > > > > cabal: ghc-pkg: <stdin>: hGetContents: invalid argument > > (invalid UTF-8 byte > > > > sequence) > > > > cabal: Error: some packages failed to install: > > > > language-c-quote-0.1 depends on syb-0.1.0.3 which > > failed to install. > > > > syb-0.1.0.3 failed during the building phase. 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