[GHC] #9825: ghc "panic! (the 'impossible' happened)" building vimus on NixOS

21 Nov 2014

      #9825: ghc "panic! (the 'impossible' happened)" building vimus on NixOS
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       Reporter:  jzellner  |                   Owner:
           Type:  bug       |                  Status:  new
       Priority:  normal    |               Milestone:
      Component:  Compiler  |                 Version:  7.8.3
       Keywords:            |        Operating System:  Linux
   Architecture:  x86       |         Type of failure:  Compile-time crash
     Difficulty:  Unknown   |               Test Case:
     Blocked By:            |                Blocking:
Related Tickets:            |  Differential Revisions:
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 Hey there, I'm having trouble building vimus
 (https://github.com/vimus/vimus) on NixOS. The package builds fine locally
 for an x64 system, but is failing on i686 builds.

 On the NixOS builder: http://hydra.nixos.org/build/17512103/nixlog/2

 {{{
 [nix-shell:/tmp/build-17512103/vimus-0.2.0]$ ./Setup clean && ./Setup
 configure --enable-shared --enable-library-vanilla --enable-executable-
 dynamic --enable-tests  --ghc-
 option=-optl=-Wl,-rpath=/nix/store/cgkfxxk1iz30fg0r3kf9dv2p550i5hn2-vimus-0.2.0/lib/ghc-7.8.3/vimus-0.2.0
 --ghc-option=-j8 && ./Setup build
 cleaning...
 Configuring vimus-0.2.0...
 Building vimus-0.2.0...
 Preprocessing library vimus-0.2.0...
 [ 1 of 39] Compiling Constant         ( dist/build/Constant.hs,
 dist/build/Constant.o )
 [ 2 of 39] Compiling CursesUtil       ( ncursesw/src/CursesUtil.hs,
 dist/build/CursesUtil.o )
 [ 3 of 39] Compiling Timer            ( src/Timer.hs, dist/build/Timer.o )
 [ 4 of 39] Compiling UI.Curses.Type   ( dist/build/UI/Curses/Type.hs,
 dist/build/UI/Curses/Type.o )
 [ 5 of 39] Compiling Misc             ( dist/build/Misc.hs,
 dist/build/Misc.o )

 ncursesw/src/Misc.chs:7:1: Warning:
     The import of ‘Foreign.C.String’ is redundant
       except perhaps to import instances from ‘Foreign.C.String’
     To import instances alone, use: import Foreign.C.String()

 ncursesw/src/Misc.chs:8:1: Warning:
     The import of ‘Foreign.Marshal.Alloc’ is redundant
       except perhaps to import instances from ‘Foreign.Marshal.Alloc’
     To import instances alone, use: import Foreign.Marshal.Alloc()

 ncursesw/src/Misc.chs:9:1: Warning:
     The import of ‘Foreign.Storable’ is redundant
       except perhaps to import instances from ‘Foreign.Storable’
     To import instances alone, use: import Foreign.Storable()

 ncursesw/src/Misc.chs:10:1: Warning:
     The import of ‘Foreign.ForeignPtr’ is redundant
       except perhaps to import instances from ‘Foreign.ForeignPtr’
     To import instances alone, use: import Foreign.ForeignPtr()

 ncursesw/src/Misc.chs:12:1: Warning:
     The import of ‘Data.Char’ is redundant
       except perhaps to import instances from ‘Data.Char’
     To import instances alone, use: import Data.Char()

 ncursesw/src/Misc.chs:29:1: Warning:
     Top-level binding with no type signature:
       cFromBool :: Bool -> Integer

 ncursesw/src/Misc.chs:29:13: Warning:
     Defaulting the following constraint(s) to type ‘Integer’
       (Num a0) arising from a use of ‘fromBool’
     In the expression: fromBool
     In an equation for ‘cFromBool’: cFromBool = fromBool

 ncursesw/src/Misc.chs:30:1: Warning:
     Top-level binding with no type signature:
       cToBool :: Integer -> Bool

 ncursesw/src/Misc.chs:30:13: Warning:
     Defaulting the following constraint(s) to type ‘Integer’
       (Num a0)
         arising from a use of ‘toBool’ at ncursesw/src/Misc.chs:30:13-18
       (Eq a0)
         arising from a use of ‘toBool’ at ncursesw/src/Misc.chs:30:13-18
     In the expression: toBool
     In an equation for ‘cToBool’: cToBool = toBool

 ncursesw/src/Misc.chs:42:1: Warning:
     Top-level binding with no type signature: fromAttr :: Attr -> CInt

 ncursesw/src/Misc.chs:77:1: Warning:
     Top-level binding with no type signature:
       wcolor_set :: Window -> Int -> IO Status

 ncursesw/src/Misc.chs:86:1: Warning:
     Top-level binding with no type signature:
       wattr_off :: Window -> [Attribute] -> IO Status

 ncursesw/src/Misc.chs:90:1: Warning:
     Top-level binding with no type signature:
       wattr_on :: Window -> [Attribute] -> IO Status

 ncursesw/src/Misc.chs:98:1: Warning:
     Top-level binding with no type signature:
       wchgat :: Window -> Int -> [Attribute] -> Int -> IO Status

 ncursesw/src/Misc.chs:103:1: Warning:
     Top-level binding with no type signature:
       mvwchgat :: Window
                   -> Int -> Int -> Int -> [Attribute] -> Int -> IO Status
 [ 6 of 39] Compiling CursesInput      ( dist/build/CursesInput.hs,
 dist/build/CursesInput.o )
 [ 7 of 39] Compiling Instances        ( src/Instances.hs,
 dist/build/Instances.o )
 [ 8 of 39] Compiling Data.List.Pointed ( src/Data/List/Pointed.hs,
 dist/build/Data/List/Pointed.o )
 [ 9 of 39] Compiling Data.List.Zipper ( src/Data/List/Zipper.hs,
 dist/build/Data/List/Zipper.o )
 [10 of 39] Compiling UI.Curses.Key    ( dist/build/UI/Curses/Key.hs,
 dist/build/UI/Curses/Key.o )
 [11 of 39] Compiling Vimus.Tab        ( src/Vimus/Tab.hs,
 dist/build/Vimus/Tab.o )
 [12 of 39] Compiling Vimus.Command.Parser ( src/Vimus/Command/Parser.hs,
 dist/build/Vimus/Command/Parser.o )
 [13 of 39] Compiling Vimus.Key        ( src/Vimus/Key.hs,
 dist/build/Vimus/Key.o )
 [14 of 39] Compiling Paths_vimus      ( dist/build/autogen/Paths_vimus.hs,
 dist/build/Paths_vimus.o )
 [15 of 39] Compiling Vimus.Song       ( src/Vimus/Song.hs,
 dist/build/Vimus/Song.o )
 [16 of 39] Compiling Vimus.Song.Format ( src/Vimus/Song/Format.hs,
 dist/build/Vimus/Song/Format.o )
 [17 of 39] Compiling Vimus.Queue      ( src/Vimus/Queue.hs,
 dist/build/Vimus/Queue.o )
 [18 of 39] Compiling Vimus.Util       ( src/Vimus/Util.hs,
 dist/build/Vimus/Util.o )
 [19 of 39] Compiling Option           ( src/Option.hs, dist/build/Option.o
 )
 [20 of 39] Compiling PlaybackState    ( src/PlaybackState.hs,
 dist/build/PlaybackState.o )
 [21 of 39] Compiling Curses           ( dist/build/Curses.hs,
 dist/build/Curses.o )

 ncursesw/src/Curses.chs:73:1: Warning:
     The import of ‘Foreign.C.String’ is redundant
       except perhaps to import instances from ‘Foreign.C.String’
     To import instances alone, use: import Foreign.C.String()

 ncursesw/src/Curses.chs:76:1: Warning:
     The import of ‘chr’ from module ‘Data.Char’ is redundant

 ncursesw/src/Curses.chs:150:1: Warning:
     Defined but not used: ‘wnoutrefresh’

 ncursesw/src/Curses.chs:151:1: Warning:
     Defined but not used: ‘doupdate’

 ncursesw/src/Curses.chs:152:1: Warning:
     Defined but not used: ‘redrawwin’

 ncursesw/src/Curses.chs:153:1: Warning:
     Defined but not used: ‘wredrawln’

 ncursesw/src/Curses.chs:160:1: Warning:
     Defined but not used: ‘getparyx’

 ncursesw/src/Curses.chs:207:1: Warning:
     Defined but not used: ‘cFromBool’

 ncursesw/src/Curses.chs:207:1: Warning:
     Top-level binding with no type signature:
       cFromBool :: Bool -> Integer

 ncursesw/src/Curses.chs:207:13: Warning:
     Defaulting the following constraint(s) to type ‘Integer’
       (Num a0) arising from a use of ‘fromBool’
     In the expression: fromBool
     In an equation for ‘cFromBool’: cFromBool = fromBool

 ncursesw/src/Curses.chs:374:1: Warning:
     Defined but not used: ‘wnoutrefresh'_’

 ncursesw/src/Curses.chs:377:1: Warning:
     Defined but not used: ‘doupdate'_’

 ncursesw/src/Curses.chs:380:1: Warning:
     Defined but not used: ‘redrawwin'_’

 ncursesw/src/Curses.chs:383:1: Warning:
     Defined but not used: ‘wredrawln'_’

 ncursesw/src/Curses.chs:389:1: Warning:
     Defined but not used: ‘getparyx'_’
 [22 of 39] Compiling UI.Curses        ( ncursesw/src/UI/Curses.hs,
 dist/build/UI/Curses.o )
 [23 of 39] Compiling Vimus.WindowLayout ( src/Vimus/WindowLayout.hs,
 dist/build/Vimus/WindowLayout.o )
 [24 of 39] Compiling Vimus.Widget.Type ( src/Vimus/Widget/Type.hs,
 dist/build/Vimus/Widget/Type.o )
 [25 of 39] Compiling Content          ( src/Content.hs,
 dist/build/Content.o )
 [26 of 39] Compiling Vimus.Input      ( src/Vimus/Input.hs,
 dist/build/Vimus/Input.o )
 [27 of 39] Compiling Vimus.Macro      ( src/Vimus/Macro.hs,
 dist/build/Vimus/Macro.o )
 [28 of 39] Compiling Vimus.Render     ( src/Vimus/Render.hs,
 dist/build/Vimus/Render.o )
 [29 of 39] Compiling Vimus.Ruler      ( src/Vimus/Ruler.hs,
 dist/build/Vimus/Ruler.o )
 [30 of 39] Compiling Vimus.Type       ( src/Vimus/Type.hs,
 dist/build/Vimus/Type.o )
 [31 of 39] Compiling Vimus.Command.Type ( src/Vimus/Command/Type.hs,
 dist/build/Vimus/Command/Type.o )
 [32 of 39] Compiling Vimus.Command.Help ( src/Vimus/Command/Help.hs,
 dist/build/Vimus/Command/Help.o )
 [33 of 39] Compiling Vimus.Command.Completion (
 src/Vimus/Command/Completion.hs, dist/build/Vimus/Command/Completion.o )
 [34 of 39] Compiling Vimus.Command.Core ( src/Vimus/Command/Core.hs,
 dist/build/Vimus/Command/Core.o )
 [35 of 39] Compiling Vimus.Widget.ListWidget (
 src/Vimus/Widget/ListWidget.hs, dist/build/Vimus/Widget/ListWidget.o )
 [36 of 39] Compiling Vimus.Widget.TextWidget (
 src/Vimus/Widget/TextWidget.hs, dist/build/Vimus/Widget/TextWidget.o )
 [37 of 39] Compiling Vimus.Widget.HelpWidget (
 src/Vimus/Widget/HelpWidget.hs, dist/build/Vimus/Widget/HelpWidget.o )
 [38 of 39] Compiling Vimus.Command    ( src/Vimus/Command.hs,
 dist/build/Vimus/Command.o )
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 <no location info>:
     ghc: panic! (the 'impossible' happened)
   (GHC version 7.8.3 for i386-unknown-linux):
         Loading temp shared object failed: /tmp/ghc6364_1/ghc6364_192.so:
 undefined symbol: nm_getyx

 Please report this as a GHC bug:  http://www.haskell.org/ghc/reportabug

 [nix-shell:/tmp/build-17512103/vimus-0.2.0]$ nixos-version
 14.11pre52840.c347f1c (Caterpillar)

 [nix-shell:/tmp/build-17512103/vimus-0.2.0]$ ghc --version
 The Glorious Glasgow Haskell Compilation System, version 7.8.3

 [nix-shell:/tmp/build-17512103/vimus-0.2.0]$ uname -a
 Linux ip-10-83-15-102.us-west-2.compute.internal 3.12.30 #1-NixOS SMP Thu
 Jan 1 00:00:01 UTC 1970 x86_64 GNU/Linux
 }}}

 Thanks for any help!

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