September 2003 - Glasgow-haskell-users

URGENT&CONFIDENTIAL
by kokormobutu2＠survivormail.com 18 Sep '03

18 Sep '03

Dear Sir. May I seek your indulgence to introduce my humble self. I am Kokor Mobutu, the son of the late Zaire Republic President, Mobutu Sese Seko. Before the death of my father, he kept in my custody the sum of USD 30 Million ( Thirty million United States Dollars ) this money emanated from the sales of diamonds he made when he was still on the throne. My father lodged this money in a security company outside our country for security reasons and because of the political instability in my country. My Father introduced me to the security company shortly before his death. He however deposited this money without any name rather, with coded numbers which is in my possession. With my father dead, my life was at great risk, I therefore had to leave my country under cover to Spain. Now, I have decided to invest this money in a suitable and conducive environment. At this point, I now seek your assistance to transfer this money to your bank account for proper use. 20% of the total money will be yours after the transfer and 5% for any expenditure we might incur in the process while the balance will be for me. On the receipt of your positive response to assist me on this project, all information related to the project will be made available to you on request. This business is 100% risk free as long as the confidentiality the business needs is observed. For this business to take off, your bank particulars where this fund will be paid into is required. You can always reach me on my E Mail address,kokormobutu(a)yahoo.co.uk or telephone number-00 346 099 146 24 Warm Regards, Kokor

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Installing _all_ documentation?
by Peter Simons 18 Sep '03

18 Sep '03

Pardon me if this is a dumb question, but is there a make target, which I can use to install all documentation that comes with the build? I am aware of "make install-docs", but this doesn't build nor install, say, the user's guide. Nor does it install documentation for Alex or Happy, even though I'm building those tools as part of GHC. Any obvious solutions? Peter

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readline package in GHC 6.0.1 on Windows
by Ganesh Sittampalam 18 Sep '03

18 Sep '03

Hi, I notice that the readline package is missing from the Windows MSI build of GHC 6.0.1. Is this deliberate and/or a fundamental limitation of the Windows platform? Would I have to/be able to make my own Cygwin-based build to get it? Cheers, Ganesh

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hey
by marci 18 Sep '03

18 Sep '03

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RE: stg_ap_v_ret porting crash: solved?
by Simon Marlow 17 Sep '03

17 Sep '03

> Am I right in thinking that by just putting > > GhcUnregisterised=YES > SplitObjs=NO > > in mk/build.mk every time you build GHC it ought to not only work on > arches with bit-rotted mangler support but also those with none > attempted? Where work means compiles the same set of programs, but the > result (as well as the compilation) will be slower? Yes, with the caveat that this applies only to the the code *generated* by the GHC you're building. > Starting with a reg compiler producing reg code and iterating > a standard > configure/make/make install with 6.0.1 gives these numbers on x86: > > 70m5.850s > 86m27.550s > 86m26.350s > > so it looks like this is about 25% slower, although I don't know how > much it will vary by architecture. This isn't purely testing GHC of > course, but I think it's probably pretty close. Interesting. Bear in mind that a lot of the time is spent in GCC, and that is going to be roughly the same for registerised vs. unregisterised, so overall compile times don't look much different. However, I think you'll find that ordinary Haskell programs will vary by about a factor of 2 in performance between registerised & unregisterised (last time I checked was a few years ago, though). What are the binary sizes like? > This seems better than no GHC at all for unsupported arch/OS > combinations, and I unfortunately don't have the time to learn the > details of what needs to be done and all the assembly languages and > calling conventions that Debian supports. > > It would also mean that anyone who does want to try to get it working > registerised on an arch could skip the cross-porting stage. Sure, shipping an unregisterised port is completely acceptable. > Incidentally, it looks to me like the comment > > # NOTE: this is not the same as building the compiler itself > # unregisterised. That's done by either (a) bootstrapping with a > # compiler that was built with GhcUnregisterised=YES, or (b) > # bootstrapping with a compiler that has way 'u' libraries, and the > # flag '-unreg' is added to GhcHcOpts above. > > about GhcUnregisterised in mk/config.mk is outdated given the 2-stage > building process that is now the default? Hmm, I should update that comment. Cheers, Simon

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CONGRATULATION
by elgordosweepstaker＠zwallet.cm 17 Sep '03

17 Sep '03

DATE: 17th Sept.2003 FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT. INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD.. BATCH: EGS/ 22504002/03: REFERENCE: 15/0018/IPD E-MAIL:ELGORDOSWEEPSTAKER@ZWALLET.COM FAX:34+916470023. ATTENTION: DEAR SIR/MADAM. RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION. This is to inform you of the release of the EL-GORDO DE LA PRIMITIVA LOTTERY held on the 1th of Sept.2003, but due to the mix up of numbers and address and the holidays, the results were released on the 10th of Sept. 2003. Your name was attached to ticket number 085-12876077-09 with serial number 51390-0 that drew the lucky numbers of 11-19-21-31-48-49, which consequently won the lottery in the 5th category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay of Euros 2,8 00.809.00. (TWO MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND NINE EUROS ONLY)in cash credited to file with REF: N�.EGS/3662367114/13.This is from a total cash prize of Euros 70,020.225.00., shared among the twenty five international winners in this category. CONGRATULATIONS!!! Your fund is now deposited with our Security Company and insured in your name. Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award from public notice until your claims has been processed and the money remitted to your account as this is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming of unwarranted taking advantage of this program by participants as it has happened in the past. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 names from Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, North and South America, Middle East and Africa as part of our International Promotions Program. We hope your lucky name will draw a bigger cash prize in the subsequent programs. To begin your lottery claims , please contact your claims agent MR JOSE DAVID Foreign operation manager FIDELITY INSURANCE AND SECURITY COMPANY S,A... on Tel: +34 626396406 E mail elgordosweepstaker(a)zwallet.com. Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than 10th of Oct. 2003 Any claim not made before this date will be returned to the MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA. And also be informed that 10% of your lottery winning belongs to (IBERO PROMOTION COMPANY S,A.) Because they are the company that bought your ticket and played the lottery on your name, NOTE this 10% will be remitted after you have received your winnings prize because the money is insured in your name already. NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every correspondence with us or your claim agent. furthermore, should there be any change of address, please do inform your claim a gent as soon as possible. an original copy of your lucky winning ticket and your deposit certificate will be sent to you by your claim agent, MR JOSE DAVID. CONGRATULATION!!!!! Once again from all members of our staff and thank you for being a part of our International promotions program. we wish you continued good fortunes. Sincerely, MR JAMES CARLOS..ENT.

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CONGRATULATION
by elgordosweepstaker＠zwallet.cm 17 Sep '03

17 Sep '03

DATE: 17th Sept.2003 FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT. INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD.. BATCH: EGS/ 22504002/03: REFERENCE: 15/0018/IPD E-MAIL:ELGORDOSWEEPSTAKER@ZWALLET.COM FAX:34+916470023. ATTENTION: DEAR SIR/MADAM. RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION. This is to inform you of the release of the EL-GORDO DE LA PRIMITIVA LOTTERY held on the 1th of Sept.2003, but due to the mix up of numbers and address and the holidays, the results were released on the 10th of Sept. 2003. Your name was attached to ticket number 085-12876077-09 with serial number 51390-0 that drew the lucky numbers of 11-19-21-31-48-49, which consequently won the lottery in the 5th category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay of Euros 2,8 00.809.00. (TWO MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND NINE EUROS ONLY)in cash credited to file with REF: N�.EGS/3662367114/13.This is from a total cash prize of Euros 70,020.225.00., shared among the twenty five international winners in this category. CONGRATULATIONS!!! Your fund is now deposited with our Security Company and insured in your name. Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award from public notice until your claims has been processed and the money remitted to your account as this is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming of unwarranted taking advantage of this program by participants as it has happened in the past. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 names from Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, North and South America, Middle East and Africa as part of our International Promotions Program. We hope your lucky name will draw a bigger cash prize in the subsequent programs. To begin your lottery claims , please contact your claims agent MR JOSE DAVID Foreign operation manager FIDELITY INSURANCE AND SECURITY COMPANY S,A... on Tel: +34 626396406 E mail elgordosweepstaker(a)zwallet.com. Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than 10th of Oct. 2003 Any claim not made before this date will be returned to the MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA. And also be informed that 10% of your lottery winning belongs to (IBERO PROMOTION COMPANY S,A.) Because they are the company that bought your ticket and played the lottery on your name, NOTE this 10% will be remitted after you have received your winnings prize because the money is insured in your name already. NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every correspondence with us or your claim agent. furthermore, should there be any change of address, please do inform your claim a gent as soon as possible. an original copy of your lucky winning ticket and your deposit certificate will be sent to you by your claim agent, MR JOSE DAVID. CONGRATULATION!!!!! Once again from all members of our staff and thank you for being a part of our International promotions program. we wish you continued good fortunes. Sincerely, MR JAMES CARLOS..ENT.

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CALL ME.
by HAJIYA MARIAM ABACHA. 17 Sep '03

17 Sep '03

From: Hadjiya Mariam Abacha plot 234 ruston drive Ikoyi Lagos- Nigeria. naraim.1(a)uymail.com Dear Sir, Following the sudden death of my husband General Sani Abacha the late former head of state of Nigeria in june 1998, I have been thrown into a state of utter confussion, frustration and hopelessness by the present civilian administration, I have been subjected to physical and psychological torture by the security agents in the country. As a widow that is so traumatized, I have lost confidence with anybody within the country, they are relenting to make me poor for life. You must have heard over the media reports and the internet on the recovery of various huge sums of money deposited by my husband in security companies and banks I got your contacts through my personal research, and out of desperation decided to reach you through this medium. I will give you more information as to this regard as soon as you reply to my lawyer of this address below for security reasons. Barrister. Benson Chukwu(llb san). williams chambers & associates. plot 1 williams avenue , ikoyi south west Lagos - Nigeria Telephone: 234-1-269654. Fax: 234-1-7592297. Email: benson97(a)rediffmail.com I repose great confidence in you hence my approach to you due to security network placed on my day to day affairs I cannot afford to visit the embassy so that is why I decided to contact you and I hope you will not betray my confidence in you. I have deposited the sum of 21.5 million dollars with a security firm abroad whose name is witheld for now until we open communication.I shall be grateful if you could receive this fund into your account for safe keeping. This arrangement is known to you and my lawyer williams Benson alone.please deal directly with him his my close confidenate. Since security agent are on me,I am seriously considering to settle down abroad in a friendly atmosphere like yours as soon as this fund get into your account so as to start all over again if only you wish, but if it is impossible,just help me in diverting this fund into your account which will accrue you 30% of this fund.Please let honesty be our watch word in this transaction. I will require your telephone and fax numbers so that we can commence communication immediately so as to give you more detailed picture of things. In case you don't accept please do not let me out to the security as I am giving you this information in total trust and confident .I will greatly appreciate if you accept my proposal in good faith. Please Contact my family lawyers. Sincerely Yours, HAJIYA MARIAM ABACHA.

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CALL ME.
by HAJIYA MARIAM ABACHA. 17 Sep '03

17 Sep '03

From: Hadjiya Mariam Abacha plot 234 ruston drive Ikoyi Lagos- Nigeria. naraim.1(a)uymail.com Dear Sir, Following the sudden death of my husband General Sani Abacha the late former head of state of Nigeria in june 1998, I have been thrown into a state of utter confussion, frustration and hopelessness by the present civilian administration, I have been subjected to physical and psychological torture by the security agents in the country. As a widow that is so traumatized, I have lost confidence with anybody within the country, they are relenting to make me poor for life. You must have heard over the media reports and the internet on the recovery of various huge sums of money deposited by my husband in security companies and banks I got your contacts through my personal research, and out of desperation decided to reach you through this medium. I will give you more information as to this regard as soon as you reply to my lawyer of this address below for security reasons. Barrister. Benson Chukwu(llb san). williams chambers & associates. plot 1 williams avenue , ikoyi south west Lagos - Nigeria Telephone: 234-1-269654. Fax: 234-1-7592297. Email: benson97(a)rediffmail.com I repose great confidence in you hence my approach to you due to security network placed on my day to day affairs I cannot afford to visit the embassy so that is why I decided to contact you and I hope you will not betray my confidence in you. I have deposited the sum of 21.5 million dollars with a security firm abroad whose name is witheld for now until we open communication.I shall be grateful if you could receive this fund into your account for safe keeping. This arrangement is known to you and my lawyer williams Benson alone.please deal directly with him his my close confidenate. Since security agent are on me,I am seriously considering to settle down abroad in a friendly atmosphere like yours as soon as this fund get into your account so as to start all over again if only you wish, but if it is impossible,just help me in diverting this fund into your account which will accrue you 30% of this fund.Please let honesty be our watch word in this transaction. I will require your telephone and fax numbers so that we can commence communication immediately so as to give you more detailed picture of things. In case you don't accept please do not let me out to the security as I am giving you this information in total trust and confident .I will greatly appreciate if you accept my proposal in good faith. Please Contact my family lawyers. Sincerely Yours, HAJIYA MARIAM ABACHA.

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CONGRATULATION!!!!!
by GOMEZ 17 Sep '03

17 Sep '03

DATE: 16th SEPTEMBER 2003 FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT. INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD.. BATCH: EGS/ 22504002/03: REFERENCE: 15/0018/IPD ATTENTION: CNOGRATULATION RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION. This is to inform you of the release of the EL-GORDO DE LA PRIMITIVA LOTTERY held on the 23rd of June 2003, but due to the mix up of numbers and address and the holidays, the results were released on the 9th of August 2003. Your name was attached to ticket number 085-12876077-09 with serial number 51390-0 that drew the lucky numbers of 03-05-12-14-28-38, which consequently won the lottery in the 5th category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay of Euros 2,800.809.00. (TWO MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND NINE EUROS ONLY)in cash credited to file with REF: Nº.EGS/3662367114/13.This is from a total cash prize of Euros 70,020.225.00., shared among the twenty five international winners in this category. CONGRATULATIONS!!! Your fund is now deposited with our Security Company and insured in your name. Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award from public notice until your claims has been processed and the money remitted to your account as this is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming of unwarranted taking advantage of this program by participants as it has happened in the past. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 names from Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, North and South America, Middle East and Africa as part of our International Promotions Program. We hope your lucky name will draw a bigger cash prize in the subsequent programs. To begin your lottery claims , please contact your claims agent, MR Raymond F.Thompson. Foreign operation manager, MAPFRE INSURANCE AND SECURITY COMPANY S,A... on EMAIL:winner1@yehey.com Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than 25th December, 2003 Any claim not made before this date will be returned to the MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA. And also be informed that 10% of your lottery winning belongs to ( PROMOTION COMPANY.) Because they are the company that bought your ticket and played the lottery on your name, NOTE this 10% will be remitted after you have received your winnings prize because the money is insured in your name already. NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every correspondence with us or your claim agent. furthermore, should there be any change of address, please do inform your claim agent as soon as possible. an original copy of your lucky winning ticket and your deposit certificate will be sent to you by your claim agent, MR RAYMOND F. THOMPSON, CONGRATULATION!!!!! Once again from all members of our staff and thank you for being a part of our International promotions program. we wish you continued good fortunes. Sincerely, MR ANTONIO GOMEZ VICE PRESIDENT

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