#8735: hpc doesn't work on Mac ----------------------------------+------------------------------------ Reporter: George | Owner: Type: bug | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: 7.8.1 Component: Code Coverage | Version: 7.8.1-rc1 Resolution: | Keywords: Operating System: MacOS X | Architecture: Unknown/Multiple Type of failure: Other | Difficulty: Unknown Test Case: | Blocked By: Blocking: | Related Tickets: ----------------------------------+------------------------------------ Comment (by nomeata): This is not specific to mac; the problem is that a dynamically linked file, which finds its libraries via rpath, is installed into the system- wide bin. I believe you need a patch like {{{ Index: ghc-7.9.20140130/utils/hpc/ghc.mk =================================================================== --- ghc-7.9.20140130.orig/utils/hpc/ghc.mk 2014-01-31 17:28:32.000000000 +0000 +++ ghc-7.9.20140130/utils/hpc/ghc.mk 2014-02-04 23:15:53.000000000 +0000 @@ -15,4 +15,7 @@ utils/hpc_dist-install_INSTALL = YES utils/hpc_dist-install_INSTALL_INPLACE = YES utils/hpc_dist-install_PROGNAME = hpc +utils/hpc_dist-install_SHELL_WRAPPER = YES +utils/hpc_dist-install_INSTALL_SHELL_WRAPPER_NAME = hpc + $(eval $(call build-prog,utils/hpc,dist-install,1)) Index: ghc-7.9.20140130/utils/hpc/hpc.wrapper =================================================================== --- /dev/null 1970-01-01 00:00:00.000000000 +0000 +++ ghc-7.9.20140130/utils/hpc/hpc.wrapper 2014-02-04 23:17:49.000000000 +0000 @@ -0,0 +1,2 @@ +#!/bin/sh +exec "$executablename" ${1+"$@"} }}} or something nicer. (from http://anonscm.debian.org/darcs/pkg-haskell/ghc/patches/hpc-wrapper ) -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/8735#comment:4 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler