#403: Bad error message when running ./configure fails to find sh ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Reporter: duncan | Owner: Type: defect | Status: closed Priority: normal | Milestone: Cabal-1.8 Component: Cabal library | Version: HEAD Severity: minor | Resolution: fixed Keywords: | Difficulty: very easy (<1 hour) Ghcversion: 6.10.1 | Platform: Windows ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Changes (by duncan): * status: new => closed * resolution: => fixed * milestone: => Cabal-1.8 Comment: {{{ Mon Nov 9 18:26:24 GMT 2009 Duncan Coutts <duncan@haskell.org> * Improve the error message for missing sh.exe on Windows When ettempting to run ./configure scripts. Fixes ticket #403. }}} We now get: {{{ cabal: The package has a './configure' script. This requires a Unix compatibility toolchain such as MinGW+MSYS or Cygwin. }}} -- Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/hackage/ticket/403#comment:1> Hackage <http://haskell.org/cabal/> Hackage: Cabal and related projects