#16023: Can't bootstrap GHC HEAD with GHC 8.6 on Windows -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: bgamari | Owner: (none) Type: bug | Status: new Priority: highest | Milestone: 8.6.3 Component: Compiler | Version: 8.6.2 Keywords: | Operating System: Unknown/Multiple Architecture: | Type of failure: None/Unknown Unknown/Multiple | Test Case: | Blocked By: Blocking: | Related Tickets: Differential Rev(s): | Wiki Page: -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Attempting to bootstrap GHC HEAD with GHC 8.6 on Windows fails shortly after starting the build with {{{ ... Configuring hsc2hs-0.68.4.1... "inplace/bin/ghc-cabal.exe" configure utils/gen-dll dist --with- ghc="/home/ben/ghc-8.6.3-amd64/bin/ghc.exe" --with-ghc- pkg="/home/ben/ghc-8.6.3-amd64/bin/ghc-pkg" --packag e-db=C:/msys64/home/ben/ghc/libraries/bootstrapping.conf --disable- library-for-ghci --disable-library-vanilla --disable-library-profiling --disable-shared --configure-optio n=CFLAGS="-Wall -fno-stack-protector -Wno-error=inline" --configure- option=LDFLAGS=" " --configure-option=CPPFLAGS=" " --gcc-options="-Wall -fno-stack-protector -W no-error=inline " --constraint "binary == 0.8.6.0" --constraint "text == 1.2.3.1" --constraint "transformers == 0.5.5.0" --constraint "mtl == 2.2.2" --constrain t "parsec == 3.1.13.0" --constraint "Cabal == 2.5.0.0" --constraint "hpc == 0.6.0.3" --constraint "ghc-boot-th == 8.7" --constraint "ghc- boot == 8.7" --constraint "template-haskell == 2.15.0.0" --constraint "ghc-heap == 8.7" --constraint "ghci == 8.7" --with- gcc="C:\\msys64\\home\\ben\\ghc-8.6.3-amd64\\lib\\../mingw/bin/gcc.exe" --with- ld="C:\\msys64\\home\\ben\\ghc-8.6.3-amd64\\lib\\../mingw/bin/ld.exe" --with- ar="C:\\msys64\\home\\ben\\ghc-8.6.3-amd64\\lib\\../mingw/bin/ar.exe" --with-alex="\Use rs\ben\AppData\Roaming/cabal/bin/alex" --with- happy="\Users\ben\AppData\Roaming/cabal/bin/happy" Configuring gen-dll-0.1... ghc-cabal.exe: Encountered missing dependencies: containers ==0.5.* make[1]: *** [utils/gen-dll/ghc.mk:19: utils/gen-dll/dist/package-data.mk] Error 1 make: *** [Makefile:124: all] Error 2 }}} Given that the build succeeds when bootstrapping with GHC 8.4, I suspect that this is a regression in the Cabal released with 8.6. -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/16023 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler