I really like the idea of nix. Alas, generating native binaries that can run on SuSE without being in the nix environment is a requirement that's hard to let go. (Everyone in my group would have to start using nix, a tall order.)
Thanks for the advice however, it can indeed come handy for one-off trials if needed. In the meantime, I'm still looking for a binary-linux-distro that doesn't require the set_threadname_np functionality, if anyone can point me in that direction. Thanks, -Levent. On Sat, Aug 29, 2015 at 3:23 PM, Kosyrev Serge <_deepf...@feelingofgreen.ru> wrote: > Levent Erkok <erk...@gmail.com> writes: > > Hello all, > > > > I've been having a lot of trouble installing the binary-distro's on a > > SuSE machine. Unfortunately, I don't have root privileges and thus my > > options are rather limited. > > > > The problem seem to boil down to the use of the function > > pthread_setname_np. It appears the problem was noted before, and Simon > > Marlow added a corresponding configure check for platforms that do not > > have this function. See here: > > https://mail.haskell.org/pipermail/ghc-devs/2014-October/006707.html > > > > Alas, none of the binary distributions listed on > > https://www.haskell.org/ghc/download_ghc_7_10_2#binaries seem to be > > built against a system that does not have this function. So, I was > > unable to install 7.10.2 successfully. > > > > Essentially, I'm looking for a binary distro on SuSE, or with a libc > > that doesn't have the GNU extensions such as pthread_setname_np; if > > anyone would be kind enough to put out such a binary distro, that'd > > really be appreciated. > > > > (Yes, I tried building from the source; but in the corporate > > environment with so many things controlled, that did not go very far.) > > You could try the Nix route, which, conceptually, would boil down to: > > 1. Installing the Nix package manager into your $HOME on the SuSE system > 2. Use Nix to install GHC > > Which expands to: > > 1. Following the instructions at: > > > https://nixos.org/wiki/How_to_install_nix_in_home_%28on_another_distribution%29#PRoot_Installation > > 2. Invoking: > > nix-env -iA haskellPackages.ghc > > This would require only HTTP access, which, I presume, should be > available within the corporate environment. > > All the packages from Hackage can be had precompiled from Nixpkgs, > but that's slightly more involved and requires some reading: > > > http://nixos.org/nixpkgs/manual/#users-guide-to-the-haskell-infrastructure > > Should you meet trouble, you can always seek help either at > nix-...@lists.science.uu.nl, or on the #nixos/irc.freenode.net IRC > channel -- both have a vibrant nightlife^W Haskell community. > > -- > с уважениeм / respectfully, > Косырев Серёга > -- > “And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane > by those who could not hear the music.” > – Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche >
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