[sigh forget to click reply-all earlier...] >>> Jens Petersen <peter...@haskell.org> writes: >>>> I suggest moving Gtk2HsSetup.hs into a library, it could be part >>>> of gtk2hs-buildtools perhaps. How about it? >>> >>> It can't work. >>> >>> Because we need Gtk2HsSetup.hs generate Signals.chs and Types.chs >>> *before* >>> any cabal depend check. >> >> Hmm I haven't tested but don't really understand. >> You mean it will break builds with cabal-install? >> Doesn't gtk2hs-buildtools already do that? :) >> > > Yes, but these are two separate show-stoppers: > > a) the gtk2hs-buildtools contains only binaries. It does not register as a > package with ghc. Thus, if we make the gtk package depend on > gtk2hs-buildtools, cabal would complain that (even after installing > gtk2hs-buildtools) the gtk2hs-buildtools library is not there
Right > b) putting Gtk2HsSetup.hs in either gtk2hs-buildtools or any other library > means that ./Setup.hs has to run to realize that this library is missing and > that it needs to be downloaded. However, ./Setup.hs cannot be run because it > imports Gtk2HsSetup.hs which is not yet available. > > I don't know if (b) can be solved by e.g. conditionally importing > Gtk2HsSetup.hs if it is there and only installing libraries and re-invoking > Setup.hs one this is done. This is a common trick in Makefiles, e.g. one > could call make recursively to first build dependencies. Any suggestions > welcome. Perhaps. I guess I was just trying to say that having Gtk2HsSetup in gtk2hs-buildtools still seems better to me even if Setup is broken! :) Not claiming it is a good solution just better than having a copy-library IMHO... But I hear your reluctance to do my hack. :) Sure in the long turn Cabal should be improved for this case... Jens ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Increase Visibility of Your 3D Game App & Earn a Chance To Win $500! Tap into the largest installed PC base & get more eyes on your game by optimizing for Intel(R) Graphics Technology. Get started today with the Intel(R) Software Partner Program. Five $500 cash prizes are up for grabs. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intelisp-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Gtk2hs-devel mailing list Gtk2hs-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gtk2hs-devel
