It depends on if you need 'eval' or object loading capability. For true plugins, hs-plugins is still the only binding to the GHC rts object loader, for eval-like mechanisms, we've a number of bindings to the ghc-api bytecode interpreter, such as hint.
That said, hs-plugins is kinda sorta patches-applied maintained. jfredett: > I believe that hs-plugins has fallen out of use, on #haskell, I was > directed to hint[1]. IIRC, I had to disable some packages because of > cross installation. > > > /Joe > > > > > [1] http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/hint > > Yuri Kashnikoff wrote: >> Hi! >> >> I was trying to install hs-plugins both from sources "$./Setup.lhs >> ..." and with "$cabal fetch&&cabal install" and both failed. >> It always reports that Linker.h is missing. I have tried to use >> --extra-include-dirs with path to ghc-6.10.1 dir and >> ghc-6.10.1/include dir. Nothing changed. >> >> Here is a report from Setup.lhs: >> >> Setup.lhs:2:2: >> Warning: In the use of `defaultUserHooks' >> (imported from Distribution.Simple): >> Deprecated: "Use simpleUserHooks or autoconfUserHooks, >> unless you need Cabal-1.2 >> compatibility in which case you must stick with >> defaultUserHooks" >> Warning: defaultUserHooks in Setup script is deprecated. >> Configuring plugins-1.4.0... >> Warning: This package indirectly depends on multiple versions of the same >> package. This is highly likely to cause a compile failure. >> package ghc-6.10.1 requires Cabal-1.6.0.1 >> package plugins-1.4.0 requires Cabal-1.6.0.2 >> checking build system type... i386-apple-darwin9.6.0 >> checking for ghc... ghc >> checking for value of __GLASGOW_HASKELL__... 610 >> checking for ghc library directory... /opt/local/lib/ghc-6.10.1/. >> checking for gcc... gcc >> checking for C compiler default output file name... a.out >> checking whether the C compiler works... yes >> checking whether we are cross compiling... no >> checking for suffix of executables... >> checking for suffix of object files... o >> checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... yes >> checking whether gcc accepts -g... yes >> checking for gcc option to accept ANSI C... none needed >> checking for arc4random... yes >> checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c >> configure: creating ./config.status >> config.status: creating config.mk >> config.status: creating testsuite/makewith/io/TestIO.conf >> config.status: creating testsuite/makewith/unsafeio/Unsafe.conf >> config.status: creating config.h >> config.status: config.h is unchanged >> Setup.lhs: Missing dependency on a foreign library: >> * Missing header file: Linker.h >> This problem can usually be solved by installing the system package that >> provides this library (you may need the "-dev" version). If the library is >> already installed but in a non-standard location then you can use the flags >> --extra-include-dirs= and --extra-lib-dirs= to specify where it is. >> >> >> >> >> > begin:vcard > fn:Joseph Fredette > n:Fredette;Joseph > adr:Apartment #3;;6 Dean Street;Worcester;Massachusetts;01609;United States > of America > email;internet:jfred...@gmail.com > tel;home:1-508-966-9889 > tel;cell:1-508-254-9901 > x-mozilla-html:FALSE > url:lowlymath.net, humbuggery.net > version:2.1 > end:vcard > > _______________________________________________ > Haskell-Cafe mailing list > Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org > http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe _______________________________________________ Haskell-Cafe mailing list Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe
