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[GHC] #8490: OS X 10.9 gcc-4.8 unknown symbol `__objc_empty_table`
by GHC 18 Nov '14

18 Nov '14

#8490: OS X 10.9 gcc-4.8 unknown symbol `__objc_empty_table` ----------------------------------+--------------------------------------- Reporter: jloos | Owner: Type: bug | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: Compiler | Version: 7.6.3 Keywords: | Operating System: MacOS X Architecture: x86_64 (amd64) | Type of failure: Compile-time crash Difficulty: Unknown | Test Case: Blocked By: | Blocking: Related Tickets: | ----------------------------------+--------------------------------------- I'm not sure if and how far the ghc-7.6.3 support for OS X is planned, but I hit a (possible) linker error with 7.6.3. I installed a homebrew gcc-4.8 and changed the ghc config to use it. I tried to compile the [http://hackage.haskell.org/package/bindings-GLFW bindings-GLFW] package, which was successful, and run `cabal test` on it, which fails with following error: {{{ final link ... ghc: lookupSymbol failed in relocateSection (relocate external) dist/build/HSbindings-GLFW-3.0.3.o: unknown symbol `__objc_empty_vtable' linking extra libraries/objects failed }}} After some research I discovered that this symbol (surely just the first which fails) is part of the Objective-C Runtime. The /usr/lib/libobjc.dylib exports this symbol. In desperation I think I nearly reached the google quota with my research, further steps I tried: Explicitly link the libobjc lib {{{ ghci -lobjc dist/build/HSbindings-GLFW-3.0.3.o -framework Foundation -framework Cocoa -framework IOKit }}} With the same result as above: {{{ GHCi, version 7.6.3: http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ :? for help Loading package ghc-prim ... linking ... done. Loading package integer-gmp ... linking ... done. Loading package base ... linking ... done. Loading object (static) dist/build/HSbindings-GLFW-3.0.3.o ... done Loading object (dynamic) /usr/lib/libobjc.dylib ... done Loading object (framework) IOKit ... done Loading object (framework) Cocoa ... done Loading object (framework) Foundation ... done final link ... ghc: lookupSymbol failed in relocateSection (relocate external) dist/build/HSbindings-GLFW-3.0.3.o: unknown symbol `__objc_empty_vtable' linking extra libraries/objects failed }}} I found a [https://github.com/mxcl/homebrew/issues/23687 homebrew issue] related to gcc and the Apple switch from libstdc++to libc++ in 10.9 and i tried to force linking with explicit `-stdlib=libstdc++` in the cabal file (ld-options). But i guess this issue isn't related to the `__objc_***` problem, just tried it in desperation. Last week I managed to build ghc HEAD with clang bootstrapped with 7.4.6: the new linker mechanic seems to resolves this problem in a way (sadly some other packages aren't jet compatible with 7.8) So I'm not sure if this report is okay, if not, pardon me :) I'm aware of the problems with the current ghc-7.6.3 and the the changes OS X 10.9 brings with it (according to reddit/haskell cafe). The current suggestions is to not use the XCode-5.0.1/clang together with ghc-7.6.3. So I tried gcc from homebrew. I know that 7.8 will bring better linker capabilities, maybe there are just some flags to fix this specific problem with 7.6.3...? I didn't find it. So I thought it's better to report it. If further informations are required, I will try to provide them as fast as possible but I will have to downgrade to 10.8 tomorrow around 6 a.m. UTC. -- Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/8490> GHC <http://www.haskell.org/ghc/> The Glasgow Haskell Compiler

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[GHC] #8511: GHCi Startup Crash with GHC 7.6.3 / HP 2013.2.0.0 64bit on OS X 10.6
by GHC 18 Nov '14

18 Nov '14

#8511: GHCi Startup Crash with GHC 7.6.3 / HP 2013.2.0.0 64bit on OS X 10.6 ----------------------------------+------------------------------- Reporter: blitzcode | Owner: Type: bug | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: Compiler | Version: 7.6.3 Keywords: | Operating System: MacOS X Architecture: x86_64 (amd64) | Type of failure: GHCi crash Difficulty: Unknown | Test Case: Blocked By: | Blocking: Related Tickets: | ----------------------------------+------------------------------- A couple of HP / GHC releases later this bug still seems to exist: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/6138 32bit works fine, 64bit GHCi crashes frequently on startup, even with XCode 4.1 installed. -- Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/8511> GHC <http://www.haskell.org/ghc/> The Glasgow Haskell Compiler

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[GHC] #8517: Add library function retrieve label set by GHC.Conc.Sync.labelThread
by GHC 18 Nov '14

18 Nov '14

#8517: Add library function retrieve label set by GHC.Conc.Sync.labelThread ------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: blitzcode | Owner: Type: feature request | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: libraries/base | Version: 7.6.3 Keywords: | Operating System: Unknown/Multiple Architecture: Unknown/Multiple | Type of failure: None/Unknown Difficulty: Unknown | Test Case: Blocked By: | Blocking: Related Tickets: | ------------------------------------+------------------------------------- It would be useful to be able to retrieve the label set by the labelThread function. For instance, a logging / tracing system could output a human readable string for the thread the trace originated from instead of just the thread ID. -- Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/8517> GHC <http://www.haskell.org/ghc/> The Glasgow Haskell Compiler

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[GHC] #8558: Build xhtml and haddock only when `HADDOCK_DOCS=YES`
by GHC 18 Nov '14

18 Nov '14

#8558: Build xhtml and haddock only when `HADDOCK_DOCS=YES` ------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: nomeata | Owner: Type: feature request | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: Build System | Version: 7.6.3 Keywords: | Operating System: Unknown/Multiple Architecture: Unknown/Multiple | Type of failure: None/Unknown Difficulty: Unknown | Test Case: Blocked By: | Blocking: Related Tickets: | ------------------------------------+------------------------------------- In order to save contributor’s time, and in order to run the test suite faster, I suggest to not builds haddock and its dependencies (xhtml, anything else?) if `HADDOCK_DOCS=YES` is specified. The change is rather simple: {{{ diff --git a/ghc.mk b/ghc.mk index dd91a82..b0f93a0 100644 --- a/ghc.mk +++ b/ghc.mk @@ -437,7 +437,9 @@ REGULAR_INSTALL_PACKAGES += compiler endif REGULAR_INSTALL_PACKAGES += $(addprefix libraries/,$(PACKAGES_STAGE2)) +ifeq "$(HADDOCK_DOCS)" "YES" PACKAGES_STAGE1 += xhtml +endif ifeq "$(Windows_Target)" "NO" ifneq "$(TargetOS_CPP)" "ios" PACKAGES_STAGE1 += terminfo @@ -652,8 +654,10 @@ BUILD_DIRS += libraries/integer-gmp/gmp BUILD_DIRS += libraries/integer-gmp/mkGmpDerivedConstants endif +ifeq "$(HADDOCK_DOCS)" "YES" BUILD_DIRS += utils/haddock BUILD_DIRS += utils/haddock/doc +endif BUILD_DIRS += compiler BUILD_DIRS += utils/hsc2hs BUILD_DIRS += utils/ghc-pkg }}} and it does not affect validate runs, as validate has `HADDOCK_DOCS` set to `YES`. If this is introduced, I suggest to annotate these two with a tag in packages, so that one can run `./sync-all get --no-haddock`, similar to `--no-dph`. -- Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/8558> GHC <http://www.haskell.org/ghc/> The Glasgow Haskell Compiler

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[GHC] #8544: Auto-Reference ticket-related branches in tickets
by GHC 18 Nov '14

18 Nov '14

#8544: Auto-Reference ticket-related branches in tickets ------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: nomeata | Owner: Type: feature request | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: Trac & Git | Version: 7.6.3 Keywords: | Operating System: Unknown/Multiple Architecture: Unknown/Multiple | Type of failure: None/Unknown Difficulty: Unknown | Test Case: Blocked By: | Blocking: Related Tickets: | ------------------------------------+------------------------------------- This has two possible implementations (and both are useful and can complement each other): * Add a new field to the description „Related branch“. If for ticket #1234 there is a branch matching `T1234` (usually something like `wip/T1234`), link it from there. * When such a branch is created or deleted, post a message to the ticket. This way subscribers know about a possible ongoing implementation, and can review it. These should link somewhere I believe `https://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/log/ghc?rev=<branchname>` is the most useful link. If the link is part of the „branch created“ message, it will become dangling after the branch is closed (presumably because the feature was merged; then the actually commits, if they reference the bug, will be auto-linked). I don’t think this is a problem. But if that is a problem, only put the link in the “Related branches” field, and clear it when the branch is deleted. -- Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/8544> GHC <http://www.haskell.org/ghc/> The Glasgow Haskell Compiler

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[GHC] #8527: container's Typeable.h is being shadowed by base's Typeable.h during preprocessing
by GHC 17 Nov '14

17 Nov '14

#8527: container's Typeable.h is being shadowed by base's Typeable.h during preprocessing ------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: parcs | Owner: parcs Type: bug | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: Package system | Version: 7.7 Keywords: | Operating System: Unknown/Multiple Architecture: Unknown/Multiple | Type of failure: None/Unknown Difficulty: Unknown | Test Case: Blocked By: | Blocking: Related Tickets: | ------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Here's a reduced test case: == cpp.hs == {{{ #!haskell {-# LANGUAGE CPP #-} #include "Typeable.h" main = return () }}} == command line == {{{ $ ghc-stage2 -c -package base cpp.hs In file included from cpp.hs:4:0: /home/patrick/code/ghc/libraries/base/include/Typeable.h:17:2: warning: #warning <Typeable.h> is obsolete and will be removed in GHC 7.10 [-Wcpp] #warning <Typeable.h> is obsolete and will be removed in GHC 7.10 ^ compilation IS NOT required $ ghc-stage2 -c -package base -package containers cpp.hs compilation IS NOT required $ ghc-stage2 -c -package containers -package base cpp.hs }}} Notice that if I pass `-package containers` to ghc, the cpp warning from Typeable.h (from the base library) doesn't appear. This is because containers also has a Typeable.h in its include path, and in the invocation of the preprocessor, containers' include path precedes base's no matter how I order the `-package` directives. This behavior is intuitive and limiting. To fix this, I think that the ordering of -I directives passed to the preprocessor should be consistent with the ordering of -package directives passed to ghc. For example, in the above test case, a warning should be shown in the 1st and 2nd invocations of ghc but not the 3rd, because in the 3rd invocation containers precedes base. Does this sound okay? -- Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/8527> GHC <http://www.haskell.org/ghc/> The Glasgow Haskell Compiler

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[GHC] #8528: Preprocessor issues building GHC HEAD on Mavericks
by GHC 17 Nov '14

17 Nov '14

#8528: Preprocessor issues building GHC HEAD on Mavericks ----------------------------------+---------------------------------------- Reporter: guest | Owner: Type: bug | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: Compiler | Version: 7.7 Keywords: | Operating System: MacOS X Architecture: x86_64 (amd64) | Type of failure: Building GHC failed Difficulty: Unknown | Test Case: Blocked By: | Blocking: Related Tickets: | ----------------------------------+---------------------------------------- I can't build GHC HEAD on Mavericks with Xcode 5 and GCC 4.2. My system: * Mavericks, Xcode 5. * Building with GHC 7.6.3 x64 installed from . * Apple GCC 4.2 installed via homebrew. In /Library/Frameworks/GHC.framework/Versions/7.6.3-x86_64/usr/lib/ghc-7.6.3/settings, I've changed the compiled to this: ("C compiler command", "/Users/nkpart/bin/gcc"), ~/bin/gcc is #!/bin/sh echo $* >> ~/bin/gcc_log gcc-4.2 $@ I have run: $ git clone .. $ perl boot $ ./configure $ make The error I get is: "/usr/bin/ghc" -M -static -H64m -O0 -fasm -package-db libraries/bootstrapping.conf -i -iutils/genprimopcode/. -iutils/genprimopcode/dist/build -iutils/genprimopcode/dist/build/autogen -Iutils/genprimopcode/dist/build -Iutils/genprimopcode/dist/build/autogen -package array -no-user-package-db -rtsopts -odir utils/genprimopcode/dist/build -hidir utils/genprimopcode/dist/build -stubdir utils/genprimopcode/dist/build -dep-makefile utils/genprimopcode/dist/build/.depend.haskell.tmp -dep-suffix "" -include-pkg-deps utils/genprimopcode/dist/build/Lexer.hs utils/genprimopcode/./Main.hs utils/genprimopcode/./ParserM.hs utils/genprimopcode/dist/build/Parser.hs utils/genprimopcode/./Syntax.hs line-map.c: file "templates/GenericTemplate.hs" left but not entered utils/genprimopcode/dist/build/Lexer.hs:143:0: error: #else without #if utils/genprimopcode/dist/build/Lexer.hs:144:0: warning: "GTE" redefined utils/genprimopcode/dist/build/Lexer.hs:141:0: warning: this is the location of the previous definition utils/genprimopcode/dist/build/Lexer.hs:145:0: warning: "EQ" redefined utils/genprimopcode/dist/build/Lexer.hs:142:0: warning: this is the location of the previous definition utils/genprimopcode/dist/build/Lexer.hs:146:0: error: #endif without #if utils/genprimopcode/dist/build/Lexer.hs:197:0: error: #else without #if utils/genprimopcode/dist/build/Lexer.hs:200:0: error: #endif without #if make[1]: *** [utils/genprimopcode/dist/build/.depend.haskell] Error 1 make: *** [all] Error 2 -- Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/8528> GHC <http://www.haskell.org/ghc/> The Glasgow Haskell Compiler

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[GHC] #8545: Reorganize Git repositories
by GHC 17 Nov '14

17 Nov '14

#8545: Reorganize Git repositories ------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: hvr | Owner: hvr Type: task | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: 7.10.1 Component: Trac & Git | Version: Keywords: git | Operating System: Unknown/Multiple Architecture: Unknown/Multiple | Type of failure: None/Unknown Difficulty: Unknown | Test Case: Blocked By: | Blocking: Related Tickets: #8251 | ------------------------------------+------------------------------------- This is to track the progress for the GitRepoReorganization which is to be tackled post-7.8 -- Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/8545> GHC <http://www.haskell.org/ghc/> The Glasgow Haskell Compiler

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[GHC] #8559: Compiling dph-lifted fails with "NoSpecConstr" not in scope
by GHC 17 Nov '14

17 Nov '14

#8559: Compiling dph-lifted fails with "NoSpecConstr" not in scope -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: trommler | Owner: Type: bug | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: Data Parallel | Version: 7.7 Haskell | Operating System: Linux Keywords: | Type of failure: Building GHC Architecture: powerpc64 | failed Difficulty: Unknown | Test Case: Blocked By: | Blocking: Related Tickets: | -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Building ghc-7.7.20131120 fails with this on powerpc64 Linux: {{{ "inplace/bin/ghc-stage2" -hisuf hi -osuf o -hcsuf hc -static -H32m -O -package-name dph-lifted-copy-0.8.0.1 -hide-all-packages -i -ilibraries/dph/dph-lifted-copy/. -ilibraries/dph/dph-lifted-copy/dist- install/build -ilibraries/dph/dph-lifted-copy/dist-install/build/autogen -Ilibraries/dph/dph-lifted-copy/dist-install/build -Ilibraries/dph/dph- lifted-copy/dist-install/build/autogen -Ilibraries/dph/dph-lifted-copy/. -optP-include -optPlibraries/dph/dph-lifted-copy/dist- install/build/autogen/cabal_macros.h -package array-0.5.0.0 -package base-4.7.0.0 -package dph-base-0.8.0.1 -package dph-prim-par-0.8.0.1 -package ghc-7.7.20131115 -package random-1.0.1.1 -package template- haskell-2.9.0.0 -package vector-0.10.9.1 -Odph -funbox-strict-fields -fcpr-off -fno-warn-orphans -fno-warn-missing-signatures -XHaskell98 -XTypeFamilies -XGADTs -XRankNTypes -XBangPatterns -XMagicHash -XUnboxedTuples -XTypeOperators -O2 -no-user-package-db -rtsopts -odir libraries/dph/dph-lifted-copy/dist-install/build -hidir libraries/dph/dph-lifted-copy/dist-install/build -stubdir libraries/dph /dph-lifted-copy/dist-install/build -c libraries/dph/dph-lifted- copy/./Data/Array/Parallel/PArray/PData.hs -o libraries/dph/dph-lifted- copy/dist-install/build/Data/Array/Parallel/PArray/PData.o [23775s] [23775s] libraries/dph/dph-lifted- copy/Data/Array/Parallel/PArray/PData.hs:49:20: [23775s] Not in scope: data constructor `NoSpecConstr' [23775s] make[1]: *** [libraries/dph/dph-lifted-copy/dist- install/build/Data/Array/Parallel/PArray/PData.o] Error 1 [23775s] make: *** [all] Error 2 }}} -- Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/8559> GHC <http://www.haskell.org/ghc/> The Glasgow Haskell Compiler

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[GHC] #8627: mallocForeignPtrBytes documentation unobvious regarding memory alignment
by GHC 17 Nov '14

17 Nov '14

#8627: mallocForeignPtrBytes documentation unobvious regarding memory alignment ------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: schernichkin | Owner: Type: bug | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: Documentation | Version: 7.6.3 Keywords: | Operating System: Unknown/Multiple Architecture: Unknown/Multiple | Type of failure: None/Unknown Difficulty: Unknown | Test Case: Blocked By: | Blocking: Related Tickets: | ------------------------------------+------------------------------------- According to the current documentation: mallocForeignPtr - is equivalent to do { p <- malloc; newForeignPtr finalizerFree p }. It's ok since we can read that the "block of memory is sufficiently aligned" if the mallocBytes function descriprion and newAlignedPinnedByteArray in the function implementation. mallocForeignPtrBytes - "similar to mallocForeignPtr" but will it alloc aligned memory? Internally it uses newPinnedByteArray which implies memory will not be aligned, but does it really makes any sense? Plz correct documentation to make it more obvious. -- Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/8627> GHC <http://www.haskell.org/ghc/> The Glasgow Haskell Compiler

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