#14312: Head does not build on Windows with the default make config. -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: AndreasK | Owner: (none) Type: bug | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: Build System | Version: 8.2.1 Keywords: | Operating System: Windows Architecture: | Type of failure: Building GHC Unknown/Multiple | failed Test Case: | Blocked By: Blocking: | Related Tickets: Differential Rev(s): | Wiki Page: -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Cloning head and just running: {{{ ./boot ./configure --enable-tarballs-autodownload make }}} Fails since at least two weeks and still does as of a4ee28978acbcf68da9dfb6f198cb6e1ff38ccca The main issue is the directory library fails to build. Creating a build.mk file and setting the Flavour to quick GHC does build as expected. What triggers the failure seems to be the windows.h file created by the directory library which in some way includes itself in a loop until the preprocessor/c-compiler gives up. Renaming the file locally seems to be a viable workaround. -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/14312 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler