#5063: unix package has untracked dependency on libbsd -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: duncan | Owner: trommler Type: bug | Status: upstream Priority: low | Milestone: 8.2.1 Component: Core Libraries | Version: 7.0.3 Resolution: | Keywords: Operating System: Unknown/Multiple | Architecture: | Unknown/Multiple Type of failure: Other | Test Case: Blocked By: | Blocking: Related Tickets: | Differential Rev(s): Wiki Page: | -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Comment (by hvr): Replying to [comment:15 bgamari]:
What is the status of this? It seems like there have been no patches submitted upstream to resolve this.
Tbh, based on
If the system that the package is built on has libbsd installed then it'll use it. But if the target system does not have this C lib then the HsUnix.h header is broken on such systems.
This doesn't sound like an issue in `unix`, but rather an inherent issue with binaries built on a build-environment which is different from the target/deployment environment. I wouldn't consider this a bug in `unix`. It works as designed, as `unix` when configured tries to use as many features as available in the build environment. -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/5063#comment:16 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler