Hi all!
Not long ago, I faced with problem building library with Cabal.
I'm trying to build simple Haskell project as a shared library for use
in MS Visual Studio (yes, I use FFI for this).
And I created simple test project:
/
{-# LANGUAGE ForeignFunctionInterface #-}
module GrepWrap where
import Foreign
import Foreign.C.String
import Data.Char
printCString :: CString -> IO ()
printCString s = do
ss <- peekCString s
putStrLn ss
getCStringFromKey :: IO CString
getCStringFromKey = do
guess <- getLine
newCString guess
hello :: IO()
hello = do
putStrLn "Hi there!"
foreign export stdcall В В В В hello :: IO ()
foreign export stdcallВ В printCString :: CString -> IO ()
foreign export stdcallВ В getCStringFromKey :: IO CString/
Also, I created file for safe initialization with wrappers for hs_init()
and hs_exit() calls:
/// StartEnd.c
#include
extern void __stginit_GrepWrap(void);
void HsStart()
{
int argc = 1;
char* argv[] = {"ghcDll", NULL}; // argv must end with NULL
// Initialize Haskell runtime
char** args = argv;
hs_init(&argc, &args);
}
void HsEnd()
{
hs_exit();
}/
I compile these files with the next commands:
/*> ghc -c GrepWrap.c*//*
*//*> ghc -c StartEnd.c*//*
*//*> ghc -shared -o grepWrap.dll grepWrap.hs StartEnd.o*/
/Linking grepWrap.dll ...//
//Creating library file: grepWrap.dll.a//
///
After it, I've got grepWrap.dll and grepWrap.dll.a files.
I successfully linked that library with my simple C++ test app, that
uses these functions. And I was able to use my Haskell functions in my
simple C++ app.
Further, I'd like to use Cabal build system for building the same
Haskell library filles.
My cabal file looks like this:
/*name: GrepWrap
version: 1.0
synopsis: example shared library for C use
build-type: Simple
cabal-version: >=1.10
library
default-language: Haskell2010
exposed-modules: GrepWrap
extra-libraries: HSbase-4.6.0.1, wsock32, user32, shell32,
HSinteger-gmp-0.5.0.0, HSghc-prim-0.3.0.0, HSrts, gdi32, winmm
c-sources: StartEnd.c
extensions: ForeignFunctionInterface
build-depends: base >= 4
--ghc-options: "-v"*/
After build, in directory dist/build I got a set of files and among them
there are: _/libHSGrepWrap-1.0-ghc7.6.3.dll/_ ,
___/libHSGrepWrap-1.0-ghc7.6.3.dll.a/_ and /_GrepWrap_stub.h_/ .
I use these files in the same Visual Studio project (of course, I
changed names of dependent libraries in dependencies configuration in
Visual Studio).
Application successfully builds, but after run this app, I've got the
next exception:
Unhandled exception at 0x6D7905FB (libHSrts-ghc7.6.3.dll) in
GrepWrapCabalUseDll.exe: 0xC0000005: Access violation reading location
0x00000000
It occurs, when I call functions from library (but when HsStart()
already called).
When I use "-v" flag with compilation (using ghc) I saw such linker
message log:
/*** Linker://
//"C:\Program Files (x86)\Haskell
Platform\2013.2.0.0\lib/../mingw/bin/gcc.exe" "-fno-stack-protector"
"-Wl,--hash-size=31" "-Wl,--reduce-memory-overheads" "-o" "grepWrap.dll"
"-shared" "-Wl,--out-implib=grepWrap.dll.a" "grepWrap.o"
"-Wl,--enable-auto-import" "StartEnd.o" "-LC:\Program Files
(x86)\Haskell Platform\2013.2.0.0\lib\base-4.6.0.1" "-LC:\Program Files
(x86)\Haskell Platform\2013.2.0.0\lib\integer-gmp-0.5.0.0" "-LC:\Program
Files (x86)\Haskell Platform\2013.2.0.0\lib\ghc-prim-0.3.0.0"
"-LC:\Program Files (x86)\Haskell Platform\2013.2.0.0\lib"
"-lHSbase-4.6.0.1" "-lwsock32" "-luser32" "-lshell32"
"-lHSinteger-gmp-0.5.0.0" "-lHSghc-prim-0.3.0.0" "-lHSrts" "-lm"
"-lwsock32" "-lgdi32" "-lwinmm" "-u"
"_ghczmprim_GHCziTypes_Izh_static_info" "-u"
"_ghczmprim_GHCziTypes_Czh_static_info" "-u"
"_ghczmprim_GHCziTypes_Fzh_static_info" "-u"
"_ghczmprim_GHCziTypes_Dzh_static_info" "-u"
"_base_GHCziPtr_Ptr_static_info" "-u"
"_ghczmprim_GHCziTypes_Wzh_static_info" "-u"
"_base_GHCziInt_I8zh_static_info" "-u"
"_base_GHCziInt_I16zh_static_info" "-u"
"_base_GHCziInt_I32zh_static_info" "-u"
"_base_GHCziInt_I64zh_static_info" "-u"
"_base_GHCziWord_W8zh_static_info" "-u"
"_base_GHCziWord_W16zh_static_info" "-u"
"_base_GHCziWord_W32zh_static_info" "-u"
"_base_GHCziWord_W64zh_static_info" "-u"
"_base_GHCziStable_StablePtr_static_info" "-u"
"_ghczmprim_GHCziTypes_Izh_con_info" "-u"
"_ghczmprim_GHCziTypes_Czh_con_info" "-u"
"_ghczmprim_GHCziTypes_Fzh_con_info" "-u"
"_ghczmprim_GHCziTypes_Dzh_con_info" "-u" "_base_GHCziPtr_Ptr_con_info"
"-u" "_base_GHCziPtr_FunPtr_con_info" "-u"
"_base_GHCziStable_StablePtr_con_info" "-u"
"_ghczmprim_GHCziTypes_False_closure" "-u"
"_ghczmprim_GHCziTypes_True_closure" "-u"
"_base_GHCziPack_unpackCString_closure" "-u"
"_base_GHCziIOziException_stackOverflow_closure" "-u"
"_base_GHCziIOziException_heapOverflow_closure" "-u"
"_base_ControlziExceptionziBase_nonTermination_closure" "-u"
"_base_GHCziIOziException_blockedIndefinitelyOnMVar_closure" "-u"
"_base_GHCziIOziException_blockedIndefinitelyOnSTM_closure" "-u"
"_base_ControlziExceptionziBase_nestedAtomically_closure" "-u"
"_base_GHCziWeak_runFinalizzerBatch_closure" "-u"
"_base_GHCziTopHandler_flushStdHandles_closure" "-u"
"_base_GHCziTopHandler_runIO_closure" "-u"
"_base_GHCziTopHandler_runNonIO_closure" "-u"
"_base_GHCziConcziIO_ensureIOManagerIsRunning_closure" "-u"
"_base_GHCziConcziSync_runSparks_closure" "-u"
"_base_GHCziConcziSignal_runHandlers_closure"//
//Creating library file: grepWrap.dll.a//
//link: done/
But, when I call cabal build with "-v2" option to get build log, I get
the following:
/> cabal build -v2
I've got the next log:
creating dist\build
creating dist\build\autogen
Building GrepWrap-1.0...
Preprocessing library GrepWrap-1.0...
Building library...
creating dist\build
C:\Program Files (x86)\Haskell Platform\2013.2.0.0\bin\ghc.exe --make
-fbuilding-cabal-package -O -odir dist\build -hidir dist\build -stubdir
dist\build -i -idist\build -i. -idist\build\autogen -Idist\build\autogen
-Idist\build -optP-include -optPdist\build\autogen\cabal_macros.h
-package-name GrepWrap-1.0 -hide-all-packages -package-db
dist\package.conf.inplace -package-id
base-4.6.0.1-f0c2cc6dcf0e12bf75312a2e7f354095 -XHaskell2010
-XForeignFunctionInterface GrepWrap
[1 of 1] Compiling GrepWrap ( GrepWrap.hs, dist\build\GrepWrap.o )
C:\Program Files (x86)\Haskell Platform\2013.2.0.0\bin\ghc.exe --make
-fbuilding-cabal-package -O -prof -osuf p_o -hisuf p_hi -odir dist\build
-hidir dist\build -stubdir dist\build -i -idist\build -i.
-idist\build\autogen -Idist\build\autogen -Idist\build -optP-include
-optPdist\build\autogen\cabal_macros.h -package-name GrepWrap-1.0
-hide-all-packages -package-db dist\package.conf.inplace -package-id
base-4.6.0.1-f0c2cc6dcf0e12bf75312a2e7f354095 -XHaskell2010
-XForeignFunctionInterface GrepWrap
[1 of 1] Compiling GrepWrap ( GrepWrap.hs, dist\build\GrepWrap.p_o )
C:\Program Files (x86)\Haskell Platform\2013.2.0.0\bin\ghc.exe --make
-fbuilding-cabal-package -O -dynamic -fPIC -osuf dyn_o -hisuf dyn_hi
-odir dist\build -hidir dist\build -stubdir dist\build -i -idist\build
-i. -idist\build\autogen -Idist\build\autogen -Idist\build -optP-include
-optPdist\build\autogen\cabal_macros.h -package-name GrepWrap-1.0
-hide-all-packages -package-db dist\package.conf.inplace -package-id
base-4.6.0.1-f0c2cc6dcf0e12bf75312a2e7f354095 -XHaskell2010
-XForeignFunctionInterface GrepWrap
[1 of 1] Compiling GrepWrap ( GrepWrap.hs,
dist\build\GrepWrap.dyn_o )
Building C Sources...
creating dist\build
C:\Program Files (x86)\Haskell Platform\2013.2.0.0\bin\ghc.exe -c -prof
-odir dist\build -Idist\build -optc-O2 -package-db
dist\package.conf.inplace -package-id
base-4.6.0.1-f0c2cc6dcf0e12bf75312a2e7f354095 StartEnd.c
C:\Program Files (x86)\Haskell Platform\2013.2.0.0\bin\ghc.exe -c -prof
-dynamic -fPIC -osuf dyn_o -odir dist\build -Idist\build -optc-O2
-package-db dist\package.conf.inplace -package-id
base-4.6.0.1-f0c2cc6dcf0e12bf75312a2e7f354095 StartEnd.c
Linking...
C:\Program Files (x86)\Haskell Platform\2013.2.0.0\mingw\bin\ar.exe -r
dist\build\libHSGrepWrap-1.0.a dist\build\GrepWrap.o dist\build\StartEnd.o
C:\Program Files (x86)\Haskell Platform\2013.2.0.0\mingw\bin\ar.exe:
creating dist\build\libHSGrepWrap-1.0.a
C:\Program Files (x86)\Haskell Platform\2013.2.0.0\mingw\bin\ar.exe -r
dist\build\libHSGrepWrap-1.0_p.a dist\build\GrepWrap.p_o
dist\build\StartEnd.o
C:\Program Files (x86)\Haskell Platform\2013.2.0.0\mingw\bin\ar.exe:
creating dist\build\libHSGrepWrap-1.0_p.a
C:\Program Files (x86)\Haskell Platform\2013.2.0.0\mingw\bin\ld.exe -x
--hash-size=31 --reduce-memory-overheads -r -o
dist\build\HSGrepWrap-1.0.o dist\build\GrepWrap.o dist\build\StartEnd.o
C:\Program Files (x86)\Haskell Platform\2013.2.0.0\bin\ghc.exe -shared
-dynamic -lHSbase-4.6.0.1 -lwsock32 -luser32 -lshell32
-lHSinteger-gmp-0.5.0.0 -lHSghc-prim-0.3.0.0 -lHSrts -lgdi32 -lwinmm
-package-name GrepWrap-1.0 -no-auto-link-packages -package-db
dist\package.conf.inplace -package-id
base-4.6.0.1-f0c2cc6dcf0e12bf75312a2e7f354095 dist\build\GrepWrap.dyn_o
dist\build\StartEnd.dyn_o -o dist\build\libHSGrepWrap-1.0-ghc7.6.3.dll
Creating library file: dist\build\libHSGrepWrap-1.0-ghc7.6.3.dll.a
In-place registering GrepWrap-1.0...
C:\Program Files (x86)\Haskell Platform\2013.2.0.0\bin\ghc-pkg.exe
update - --global --user --package-db=dist\package.conf.inplace/
I'm confused.. Cabal uses a batch of options, it adds multiple options
that I can't control.
I'd like to control this options. How can I build my Haskell library
with Cabal build system as same as building it with simple ghc?
I can call ghc manually, but it will be a hard task, when I'll compile
library for multiple files.
Best regards,
Oleg Durandin
