#8857: Sparc needs to be on the NoSharedLibsPlatformList -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: nomeata | Owner: Type: bug | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: 7.8.1 Component: Compiler | Version: 7.8.1-rc2 Keywords: | Operating System: Unknown/Multiple Architecture: sparc | Type of failure: Building GHC Difficulty: Easy (less than 1 | failed hour) | Test Case: Blocked By: | Blocking: Related Tickets: | -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- I see build failures with GHC-7.8 RC2 on sparc: https://buildd.debian.org/status/logs.php?pkg=ghc&ver=7.8.20140228-1&arch=sparc These go away if I apply this patch, as suggested by Karel Gardas: {{{ Index: ghc-7.8.20140228/mk/config.mk.in =================================================================== --- ghc-7.8.20140228.orig/mk/config.mk.in 2014-03-06 09:48:52.000000000 +0000 +++ ghc-7.8.20140228/mk/config.mk.in 2014-03-06 09:49:55.000000000 +0000 @@ -98,7 +98,8 @@ NoSharedLibsPlatformList = arm-unknown-linux \ powerpc-unknown-linux \ x86_64-unknown-mingw32 \ - i386-unknown-mingw32 + i386-unknown-mingw32 \ + sparc-unknown-linux ifeq "$(SOLARIS_BROKEN_SHLD)" "YES" NoSharedLibsPlatformList += i386-unknown-solaris2 }}} Please consider applying this fix before next RC or the final release. Thanks! -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/8857 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler