#11109: build broken in libffi/ when `install-sh` is used -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: hvr | Owner: Type: bug | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: 8.0.1 Component: Build System | Version: 7.10.2 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: -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- If the `/usr/bin/install` tool is missing or not deemed usable by Autoconf, `install-sh` is used. However, GHC's build then fails with {{{ ... ===--- building final phase make --no-print-directory -f ghc.mk phase=final all rts/ghc.mk:543: rts/dist/build/.depend-v-dyn-l-debug-thr-thr_debug-thr_l- debug_dyn-thr_dyn-thr_debug_dyn-l_dyn-thr_l_dyn.c_asm: No such file or directory compiler/ghc.mk:661: compiler/stage2/build/.depend-v-dyn.haskell: No such file or directory make -C libffi/build MAKEFLAGS= install MAKE x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu : 0 * install make[3]: Entering directory '/home/hvr/Haskell/GHC/ghc/libffi/build/x86_64 -unknown-linux-gnu' Making install in include make[4]: Entering directory '/home/hvr/Haskell/GHC/ghc/libffi/build/x86_64 -unknown-linux-gnu/include' make[5]: Entering directory '/home/hvr/Haskell/GHC/ghc/libffi/build/x86_64 -unknown-linux-gnu/include' make[5]: Nothing to be done for 'install-exec-am'. /bin/mkdir -p '/home/hvr/Haskell/GHC/ghc/libffi/build/inst/lib/libffi-3.1/include' ../install-sh -c -m 644 ffi.h ffitarget.h '/home/hvr/Haskell/GHC/ghc/libffi/build/inst/lib/libffi-3.1/include' /bin/bash: line 11: ../install-sh: No such file or directory Makefile:361: recipe for target 'install-nodist_includesHEADERS' failed make[5]: *** [install-nodist_includesHEADERS] Error 127 make[5]: Leaving directory '/home/hvr/Haskell/GHC/ghc/libffi/build/x86_64 -unknown-linux-gnu/include' Makefile:477: recipe for target 'install-am' failed make[4]: *** [install-am] Error 2 make[4]: Leaving directory '/home/hvr/Haskell/GHC/ghc/libffi/build/x86_64 -unknown-linux-gnu/include' Makefile:1577: recipe for target 'install-recursive' failed make[3]: *** [install-recursive] Error 1 make[3]: Leaving directory '/home/hvr/Haskell/GHC/ghc/libffi/build/x86_64 -unknown-linux-gnu' Makefile:3095: recipe for target 'install' failed make[2]: *** [install] Error 2 libffi/ghc.mk:116: recipe for target 'libffi/stamp.ffi.static- shared.install' failed make[1]: *** [libffi/stamp.ffi.static-shared.install] Error 2 Makefile:121: recipe for target 'all' failed make: *** [all] Error 2 }}} This can be easily simulated on Linux by temporarily renaming `/usr/bin/install` -- Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/11109> GHC <http://www.haskell.org/ghc/> The Glasgow Haskell Compiler