The error far below is caused by "-perm /a+x" in mk/bindist.mk during find: I've changed it to "-perm -111" Then "make install" could not replace links: ln -s runghc /local/home/maeder/bin/runhaskell ln: cannot create /local/home/maeder/bin/runhaskell: File exists gmake[2]: *** [install] Error 2 But finally installation succeeded (editline is missing and the arrow keys don't work). Why are there 2 base packages? Cheers Christian -bash-3.1$ ghc-pkg list /local/home/maeder/share/ghc-6.10.0.20080921/./package.conf: Cabal-1.5.5, HUnit-1.2.0.0, QuickCheck-1.1.0.0, array-0.2.0.0, base-3.0.3.0, base-4.0.0.0, bytestring-0.9.0.1.2, containers-0.2.0.0, directory-1.0.0.2, (dph-base-0.3), (dph-par-0.3), (dph-prim-interface-0.3), (dph-prim-par-0.3), (dph-prim-seq-0.3), (dph-seq-0.3), filepath-1.1.0.1, (ghc-6.10.0.20080921), ghc-prim-0.1.0.0, haddock-2.2.2, haskell-src-1.0.1.2, haskell98-1.0.1.0, hpc-0.5.0.2, html-1.0.1.1, integer-0.1.0.0, mtl-1.1.0.1, network-2.2.0.0, old-locale-1.0.0.1, old-time-1.0.0.1, packedstring-0.1.0.1, parallel-1.0.0.1, parsec-2.1.0.1, pretty-1.0.1.0, process-1.0.1.0, random-1.0.0.1, regex-base-0.72.0.1, regex-compat-0.71.0.1, regex-posix-0.72.0.2, rts-1.0, stm-2.1.1.1, syb-0.1.0.0, template-haskell-2.3.0.0, time-1.1.2.1, unix-2.3.1.0, xhtml-3000.2.0.1 Christian Maeder wrote:
5. When trying to install the binary distribution I got:
Installing executable(s) in /local/home/maeder/bin installPackage: dist-install/build/installPackage/installPackage: copyFile: does not exist (No such file or directory) Maybe fallout from some of the above problems?
No, on an Intel Mac I got the same error (without the previous problems):
Installing executable(s) in /Users/Shared/maeder/bin installPackage: dist-install/build/installPackage/installPackage: copyFile: does not exist (No such file or directory) make[2]: *** [install] Error 1 make[1]: *** [install.installPackage] Error 2 make: *** [install] Error 2
Thanks anyway Christian