FWIW, MacPorts does compile from source. If you want, just do sudo port -s install ghc
and watch a multistage compiler build. That’s where the MacPorts binary installs come from, so it’s just easier to use those. > On Oct 13, 2021, at 07:57, David Duke <duke.j.da...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Thanks Steven. Looks like it might be something with my system. > I reinstalled from macports 8.10.7 > @ Carter yes I've been carefully check the compiler version on each trial. > However trying to compile a Haskell source gives the same libHSbase error > > > > ndefined symbols for architecture x86_64: > "_iconv", referenced from: > _hs_iconv in libHSbase-4.14.3.0.a(iconv.o > > > > >> On Tue, Oct 12, 2021 at 2:54 AM Steven Smith <steve.t.sm...@gmail.com> wrote: >> I’m a maintainer of the MacPorts ghc port. The MacPorts installations do not >> have this issue, whether installed from the buildbot binaries or compiled >> from source, that all work on multiple macOS versions 10.9–11. Here’s the >> build recipe: >> https://github.com/macports/macports-ports/blob/master/lang/ghc/Portfile >> >> The iconv symbol issue is known, >> https://gitlab.haskell.org/ghc/ghc/-/issues/18752, and packages like >> MacPorts must build around it. >> >> This looks like something specific to your configuration. >> >> If you believe that there is an issue outside your system, please initiate a >> trac ticket at https://trac.macports.org. >> >> >>> On Oct 11, 2021, at 5:00 AM, David Duke <duke.j.da...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> I have a conundrum on which advice would be appreciate. Does >>> anyone know how to successfully install ghc on OSX >>> I've tried various binary instalation routes: >>> macports, brew, direct binary downloads from haskel.org >> > > > -- > David Duke > Emeritus Professor of Computer Science > School of Computing University of Leeds UK > E:duke.j.da...@gmail.com > W:https://engineering.leeds.ac.uk/staff/334/Professor_David_Duke
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