#7472: Build on FreeBSD fails with ncurses --------------------------------+------------------------------------------- Reporter: nematoder | Owner: pgj Type: bug | Status: new Priority: normal | Component: Build System Version: 7.6.1 | Keywords: ncurses, freebsd Os: FreeBSD | Architecture: Unknown/Multiple Failure: Building GHC failed | Blockedby: Blocking: | Related: --------------------------------+------------------------------------------- Comment(by pgj): This problem apparently boils down to a build.mk configuration issue, and has been fixed in the FreeBSD Ports Collection recently [1]. In nutshell, you should ensure that the following is present in your mk/build.mk file before building the compiler: {{{ SRC_HC_OPTS += -I${NCURSESINC} -L${NCURSESLIB} -I${LOCALBASE}/include -L${LOCALBASE}/lib" libraries/terminfo_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-curses- includes=${NCURSESINC} --configure-option=--with-curses- libraries=${NCURSESLIB} }}} where {{{NCURSESINC}}} is the include directory for ncurses and {{{NCURSESLIB}}} is the library directory, respectively. [1] http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/svn-ports- all/2013-January/011462.html -- Ticket URL: http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/7472#comment:3 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler