#8783: make ghc-pwd-bindist script /bin/sh compatible for Solaris ------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: maeder | Owner: Type: bug | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: Build System | Version: 7.8.1-rc1 Keywords: | Operating System: Unknown/Multiple Architecture: Unknown/Multiple | Type of failure: None/Unknown Difficulty: Unknown | Test Case: Blocked By: | Blocking: Related Tickets: | ------------------------------------+------------------------------------- http://www.haskell.org/ghc/dist/7.8.1-rc1/ghc-7.8.20140130-i386-unknown- solaris2.tar.bz2 has a ghc-pwd-bindist script containing {{{ #!/bin/sh export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="libraries/directory/dist- install/build:libraries/unix/dist-install/build:libraries/time/dist- install/build:libraries/old-locale/dist-install/build:libraries/filepath /dist-install/build:libraries/bytestring/dist- install/build:libraries/deepseq/dist-install/build:libraries/array/dist- install/build:libraries/base/dist-install/build:libraries/integer-gmp /dist-install/build:libraries/ghc-prim/dist- install/build:rts/dist/build:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH" exec "utils/ghc-pwd/dist-install/build/tmp/ghc-pwd" ${1+"$@"} }}} that fails during configure under Solaris with: {{{ checking for path to top of build tree... utils/ghc-pwd/dist- install/build/tmp/ghc-pwd-bindist: LD_LIBRARY_PATH=libraries/directory /dist-install/build:libraries/unix/dist-install/build:libraries/time/dist- install/build:libraries/old-locale/dist-install/build:libraries/filepath /dist-install/build:libraries/bytestring/dist- install/build:libraries/deepseq/dist-install/build:libraries/array/dist- install/build:libraries/base/dist-install/build:libraries/integer-gmp /dist-install/build:libraries/ghc-prim/dist-install/build:rts/dist/build:: is not an identifier configure: error: cannot determine current directory }}} see more under http://www.haskell.org/pipermail/glasgow-haskell- users/2014-February/024669.html -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/8783 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler