#13354: Package database locking patch broke ghc-pkg with non-existent database -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: bgamari | Owner: (none) Type: bug | Status: new Priority: highest | Milestone: 8.2.1 Component: Package | Version: 8.0.1 system | Keywords: | Operating System: Unknown/Multiple Architecture: | Type of failure: None/Unknown Unknown/Multiple | Test Case: | Blocked By: Blocking: | Related Tickets: Differential Rev(s): | Wiki Page: -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- It seems that Phab:D3090 (#13194) broke `ghc-pkg`'s behavior in the face of non-existent package databases. Namely, `cabal install` fails during registration with, {{{ Creating package registration file: /tmp/pkgConf- compact-0.1.0.1-13684/pkgConf ("/opt/exp/ghc/roots/master/bin/ghc-pkg",["update","-","--global","-- user","-v2"]) /opt/exp/ghc/roots/master/bin/ghc-pkg returned ExitFailure 1 with error message: ghc-pkg: Couldn't open database /home/ben/.ghc/x86_64-linux-8.1.20170227/package.conf.d for modification: /home/ben/.ghc/x86_64-linux-8.1.20170227/package.conf.d.lock: openBinaryFile: does not exist (No such file or directory) }}} -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/13354 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler