#8783: make ghc-pwd-bindist script /bin/sh compatible for Solaris -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: maeder | Owner: Type: bug | Status: closed Priority: normal | Milestone: 7.8.1 Component: Build System | Version: 7.8.1-rc2 Resolution: fixed | Keywords: Operating System: Solaris | Architecture: Unknown/Multiple Type of failure: Building GHC | Difficulty: Easy (less than 1 failed | hour) Test Case: | Blocked By: Blocking: | Related Tickets: -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Comment (by kgardas): Replying to [comment:19 maeder]:
The following patch fixes the problem by replacing $(SHELL) with /bin/sh:
{{{ --- ghc.mk~ Fri Feb 28 12:34:54 2014 +++ ghc.mk Thu Apr 3 11:25:13 2014 @@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ PATH=`pwd`:$$PATH; \ export PATH; \ cd gmpbuild && \ - CC=$(CCX) NM=$(NM) AR=$(AR_STAGE1) $(SHELL) ./configure \ + CC=$(CCX) NM=$(NM) AR=$(AR_STAGE1) /bin/sh ./configure \ --enable-shared=no \ --host=$(HOSTPLATFORM) --build=$(BUILDPLATFORM) $(MAKE) -C libraries/integer-gmp/gmp/gmpbuild MAKEFLAGS= }}}
This patch looks highly suspicious to me. Generally speaking if we detect some shell and save it to SHELL, then we'd probably like to use that and not revert to ordinary /bin/sh. Why do you think your analysis is correct and not just a side effect of your change? Have you tried to trace libtool and see where it throws its error message? That may IMHO lead to real bug fix instead of just a guess... -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/8783#comment:20 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler