Comment #2 on issue 309 by nomeata: xmonad fails with ghc 6.10.4 http://code.google.com/p/xmonad/issues/detail?id=309 I’d like to mention that I applied this patch to the Debian package. Maybe it should be included in the mainline? I think it hardy ever, if at all, causes unnecessary rebuilding and has the advantage of having users complain less often: {{{ --- xmonad-0.8.1.orig/XMonad/Config.hs +++ xmonad-0.8.1/XMonad/Config.hs @@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ -- | The preferred terminal program, which is used in a binding below and by -- certain contrib modules. terminal :: String -terminal = "xterm" +terminal = "x-terminal-emulator" -- | Whether focus follows the mouse pointer. focusFollowsMouse :: Bool --- xmonad-0.8.1.orig/XMonad/Core.hs +++ xmonad-0.8.1/XMonad/Core.hs @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import XMonad.StackSet hiding (modify) import Prelude hiding ( catch ) -import Control.Exception (catch, bracket, throw, Exception(ExitException)) +import Control.Exception (try, catch, bracket, throw, Exception(ExitException)) import Control.Applicative import Control.Monad.State import Control.Monad.Reader @@ -390,10 +390,16 @@ base = dir ++ "/" ++ "xmonad" err = base ++ ".errors" src = base ++ ".hs" + hi = base ++ ".hi" + o = base ++ ".o" srcT <- getModTime src binT <- getModTime bin if (force || srcT > binT) then do + -- remove old interface files, just in case ghc6 was upgraded and doesn + -- like the new ones. Ignore any errors while doing so. + try $ removeFile hi + try $ removeFile o status <- bracket (openFile err WriteMode) hClose $ \h -> do waitForProcess =<< runProcess "ghc" ["--make", "xmonad.hs", "-i", "-no-recomp", "-v0", "-o",binn] (Just dir) Nothing Nothing Nothing (Just h) }}} -- You received this message because you are listed in the owner or CC fields of this issue, or because you starred this issue. You may adjust your issue notification preferences at: http://code.google.com/hosting/settings