#240: setup install does not preserve MacOS X resource forks ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Reporter: guest | Owner: Type: defect | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: Cabal library | Version: 1.2.3.0 Severity: normal | Keywords: Difficulty: normal | Ghcversion: 6.8.2 Platform: | ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- I use the attached Setup.lhs file to do some Mac-related magic (which I unfortunately do not understand) on files built with wxhaskell on MacOS X. The key point about this magic is that it allows me to run a GUI from the command line. Without doing the magic, the GUI will open, but it will not react to any user interaction. I think the problem is that whatever mechanism we use to copy the binary over (say to /usr/local/bin) does not preserve the magic. That is, if I run it directly after a runhaskell Setup install, I get the non-reactive GUI. If I do a cp geni /usr/local/bin by hand, then the GUI reacts, presumably because on MacOS X cp also copies the magic over. Sorry for being so vague. Let me know if I can help in any way. -- Eric Kow -- Ticket URL: http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/hackage/ticket/240 Hackage http://haskell.org/cabal/ Hackage: Cabal and related projects