On Sat, Sep 04, 2004 at 12:40:50PM -0700, Daniel Schepler wrote: > Package: ghc6 > Severity: serious > Version: 6.2.1-5 > > >From my build log: > > ... > /usr/bin/ar q libHSbase.a -input libHSbase.a.list > /usr/bin/ar: creating libHSbase.a > /usr/bin/ar: '-input': No such file > rm -f libHSbase.a.list > : libHSbase.a > ... > ../../ghc/compiler/stage1/ghc-inplace [...] > /tmp/buildd/ghc6-6.2.1/libraries/readline/libHSreadline.a: could not read > symbols: Archive has no index; run ranlib to add one > collect2: ld returned 1 exit status > make[2]: *** [stage2/ghc-6.2.1] Error 1 > make[2]: Leaving directory `/tmp/buildd/ghc6-6.2.1/ghc/compiler' > make[1]: *** [stage2] Error 2 > make[1]: Leaving directory `/tmp/buildd/ghc6-6.2.1' > make: *** [build-stamp] Error 2 > > The same patch as given in bug #266446 for ghc5 fixes the bug for > ghc6.
Thanks for the bug report. This was previously reported as #267139, but was since reassigned to binutils. I'll leave this one here should anyone else come across the problem. I am told the new ar is destined for sarge, so according to this plan ghc6 would be unbuildable in sarge. A sourceful upload with the above patch would mean about 6 days of compilation on mips and m68k, so I'd rather not do that if a fixed ar will be appearing. I will thus do nothing unless told otherwise by a RM or James. Thanks Ian
