This is a known problem and there appears to be a fix: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg55899.html
I can't access that link for some reason but Google has it cached here: http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=3&ved=0CCQQFjAC&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mail-archive.com%2Fhaskell-cafe%40haskell.org%2Fmsg55899.html&rct=j&q=Missing%20header%20file%3A%20Linker.h&ei=k0riTOjZDc_pOd3K5GA&usg=AFQjCNHa8H8tDTcD65dqhTlZO448bEIOCQ&sig2=fxbBCuMUpU-8yHTlYhaoxQ&cad=rja Kevin On Nov 16, 6:46 am, Arnaud Bailly <[email protected]> wrote: > OK, here is a short summary: > - installed MinGW + GCC 4.5 toolchain > - downloaded latest code from darcs > - Run ./Setup.lhs configure > - got another failure > > Setup.lhs:2:2: > Warning: In the use of `defaultUserHooks' > (imported from Distribution.Simple): > Deprecated: "Use simpleUserHooks or autoconfUserHooks, > unless you need Cabal > compatibility in which case you must stick with defaultUserHooks" > Warning: plugins.cabal: The field "hs-source-dir" is deprecated, please use > "hs-source-dirs" > Warning: defaultUserHooks in Setup script is deprecated. > Configuring plugins-1.0... > Warning: No 'build-type' specified. If you do not need a custom Setup.hs or > ./configure script then use 'build-type: Simple'. > checking build system type... i686-pc-mingw32 > checking for ghc... ghc > checking for value of __GLASGOW_HASKELL__... 612 > checking for ghc library directory... D:\Program Files\Haskell > Platform\2010.2.0.0\lib > checking for tex... tex > checking for tex2page... no > configure: WARNING: tex2page is needed to build some of the documentation > > http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/dorai/tex2page/tex2page-doc.html > checking for gcc... gcc > checking for C compiler default output file name... a.exe > checking whether the C compiler works... yes > checking whether we are cross compiling... no > checking for suffix of executables... .exe > 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... no > 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. > > So it seems really I will have to 1) fix this myself or 2) gave up. I > would really like to go for 1) but my knowledge of GHC's internals is > rather limited, so I must stick with 2). I will try to adapt hint. > > I have one question regarding hint: does it handle reloading of modules? > > Thanks a lot for the various answers so far, > Best regards, > Arnaud > > > > On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 11:45 PM, Mathias Weber <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello Arnaud, > > I also faced this problem with the plugins package. This particular > > error comes from the backslashes in the ghc library directory not being > > escaped. But even after patching this, I had trouble with missing > > imports and some other stuff. It seams that this package is not much > > used/tested under Windows. At the end I gave up using it and switched to > > hint (like Alberto pointed out before). > > > Mathias > > > Am 13.11.2010 19:41, schrieb Arnaud Bailly: > >> Hello again, > >> So I followed Kevin's suggestion and installed MinGW along with gcc > >> and autoconf tools needed by hs-plugins. Then it failed with the > >> following error: > > >> $ cabal install --enable-documentation plugins > >> Resolving dependencies... > >> Configuring plugins-1.5.1.4... > >> checking build system type... i686-pc-mingw32 > >> checking for ghc... ghc > >> checking for value of __GLASGOW_HASKELL__... 612 > >> checking for ghc library directory... D:\Program Files\Haskell > >> Platform\2010.2.0 > >> .0\lib > >> checking for gcc... gcc > >> checking for C compiler default output file name... a.exe > >> checking whether the C compiler works... yes > >> checking whether we are cross compiling... no > >> checking for suffix of executables... .exe > >> 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... no > >> 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 > >> Preprocessing library plugins-1.5.1.4... > >> Building plugins-1.5.1.4... > >> [ 1 of 12] Compiling System.Plugins.Process ( > >> src\System\Plugins\Process.hs, dis > >> t\build\System\Plugins\Process.o ) > >> [ 2 of 12] Compiling System.Plugins.Parser ( src\System\Plugins\Parser.hs, > >> dist\ > >> build\System\Plugins\Parser.o ) > >> [ 3 of 12] Compiling System.Plugins.LoadTypes ( > >> src\System\Plugins\LoadTypes.hs, > >> dist\build\System\Plugins\LoadTypes.o ) > >> [ 4 of 12] Compiling System.Plugins.Consts ( src\System\Plugins\Consts.hs, > >> dist\ > >> build\System\Plugins\Consts.o ) > > >> src\System\Plugins\Consts.hs:39:22: > >> lexical error in string/character literal at character 'P' > >> cabal.exe: Error: some packages failed to install: > >> plugins-1.5.1.4 failed during the building phase. The exception was: > >> ExitFailure 1 > > >> Any clues? Should I try to use latest source tree? I am really > >> interested in the plugins approach, rather than the interpreter > >> approach. What I am trying to achieve is a system similar to Yi as > >> presented in Don Stewart's paper > >> (http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~dons/papers/yi.pdf), but much simpler, of > >> course. The system would load modules as found in some known location, > >> run tests found here before really accepting them, then use them, with > >> the possibility of replacing those modules when a newer version is > >> found. The idea is to provide a self-tested and continuously running > >> system for development, something that might be reminiscent of > >> Smalltalk although I never programmed in Smalltalk. > > >> Thanks in advance for advises, > > >> REgards, > >> Arnaud > > >> On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 8:49 PM, Alberto G. Corona <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >>> I use Hint for the same purpose. It has been tested under windows > > >>> 2010/11/12 Arnaud Bailly <[email protected]> > > >>>> Hello Kevin, > >>>> Thanks. I understand that this is a toolchain issue, I just got used > >>>> to the nice feeling of having 'cabal install foo' works seamlessly and > >>>> flawlessly to get me some magic piece of software :-) I will try to be > >>>> more patient and try to setup a proper toolchain for installing > >>>> plugins package. > > >>>> Arnaud > > >>>> On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 7:01 PM, Kevin Jardine <[email protected]> > >>>> wrote: > >>>>> This isn't about the plugin functionality, it's about compiling code. > > >>>>> As the message says : > > >>>>> This requires a Unix compatibility toolchain such as MinGW+MSYS or > >>>>> Cygwin. > > >>>>> You'll find that you need such a toolchain to compile much open source > >>>>> software, including many Haskell modules, on Windows. > > >>>>> Personally I use MinGW+MSYS on my Windows machine. It works very well. > > >>>>> Kevin > > >>>>> On Nov 12, 3:20 pm, Arnaud Bailly <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>>>> Hello, > >>>>>> I recently tried to > > >>>>>> cabal install plugins > > >>>>>> on a windows box and it failed with the following error: > > >>>>>> Resolving dependencies... > >>>>>> Downloading plugins-1.5.1.4... > >>>>>> Configuring plugins-1.5.1.4... > >>>>>> cabal: The package has a './configure' script. This requires a Unix > >>>>>> compatibility toolchain such as MinGW+MSYS or Cygwin. > >>>>>> cabal: Error: some packages failed to install: > >>>>>> plugins-1.5.1.4 failed during the configure step. The exception was: > >>>>>> ExitFailure 1 > > >>>>>> What solution can I use to load dynamically code in a cross-platform > >>>>>> way ? > > >>>>>> Thanks in advance > >>>>>> Arnaud > >>>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>>> Haskell-Cafe mailing list > > >>>>>> [email protected]http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe > >>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>> Haskell-Cafe mailing list > >>>>> [email protected] > >>>>>http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe > > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> Haskell-Cafe mailing list > >>>> [email protected] > >>>>http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe > > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Haskell-Cafe mailing list > >> [email protected] > >>http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe > > _______________________________________________ > Haskell-Cafe mailing list > [email protected]http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe _______________________________________________ Haskell-Cafe mailing list [email protected] http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe
