Re: compiling hugs

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> I realise this mailing list is long defunct, ...

Hi Sam, defunct but not forgotten. (Sorry I took a while to see your post.)

I've been able to compile some of Hugs. That's on a Windows machine
with MinGW/MSys.

I'll probably not be able to help much with GNU/Linux,
but FWIW the bit I couldn't get to compile was exactly the FFI.
Also I had quite a bit of trouble backtracking to Win32:
mine is a 64-bit machine, but I had to run everything in 32-bit mode,
because the config files didn't know anything about 64-bit.

Re FFI: do you need to support foreign functions?
What I did in the end was just take the FFI objects from the distro,
not recompile. (Hack the makefile to make only the /src sub-dir, miss
out /libraries, /docs.)

I'm interested only in modifying the language/syntax/semantics,
not building industrial-strength interfaces.

> ... but I am nevertheless interested in compiling hugs on a modern GNU/Linux system,
> primarily motivated by thoughts that are along the lines of
> http://www.joachim-breitner.de/blog/748-Thoughts_on_bootstrapping_GHC

Yes, I thought Joachim was both a hero and foolish for trying. At a guess,
you don't need FFI to bootstrap enough of the language to get a
compiler running
with the Prelude(?)

By all means I'm happy for you to bounce ideas around.

AntC


> However, I hit this compilation error and I was hoping somebody could
> help me to get past it:

cd libraries; make all
make[1]: Entering directory '/home/fommil/tmp/hugs98-plus-Sep2006/libraries'
cd ../cpphs; HUGSFLAGS=-P../libraries/bootlib HUGSDIR=../hugsdir
../src/runhugs -98
../packages/Cabal/examples/hapax.hs configure --verbose --hugs
--prefix='/usr/local'
--scratchdir='../hugsdir/packages/cpphs' --with-compiler=../src/ffihugs
runhugs: Error occurred
ERROR "../libraries/bootlib/Foreign/Ptr.hs" - Error while importing DLL
"../libraries/bootlib/Foreign/Ptr.so":
../libraries/bootlib/Foreign/Ptr.so: cannot open shared object file:
No such file or directory

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&gt; I realise this mailing list is long defunct, ...</div><div dir=3D"auto=
"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Hi Sam, defunct but not forgotten. (Sorry I t=
ook a while to see your post.)</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D=
"auto">I&#39;ve been able to compile some of Hugs. That&#39;s on a Windows =
machine with MinGW/MSys.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto"=
>I&#39;ll probably not be able to help much with GNU/Linux,=C2=A0</div><div=
 dir=3D"auto">but FWIW the bit I couldn&#39;t get to compile was exactly th=
e FFI.=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"auto">Also I had quite a bit of trouble backt=
racking to Win32:=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"auto">mine is a 64-bit machine, bu=
t I had to run everything in 32-bit mode,=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"auto">beca=
use the config files didn&#39;t know anything about 64-bit.</div><div dir=
=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Re FFI: do you need to support foreig=
n functions?=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"auto">What I did in the end was just ta=
ke the FFI objects from the distro,=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"auto">not recomp=
ile. (Hack the makefile to make only the /src sub-dir, <span style=3D"font-=
family:-apple-system,HelveticaNeue">miss out /libraries, /docs.)</span></di=
v><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">I&#39;m interested only in =
modifying the language/syntax/semantics,=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"auto">not b=
uilding industrial-strength interfaces.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><d=
iv dir=3D"auto">&gt; ... but I am nevertheless interested in compiling hugs=
 on a modern GNU/Linux system,</div><div dir=3D"auto">&gt; primarily motiva=
ted by thoughts that are along the lines of
</div><div dir=3D"auto">&gt; <a href=3D"http://www.joachim-breitner.de/blog=
/748-Thoughts_on_bootstrapping_GHC" style=3D"font-family:-apple-system,Helv=
eticaNeue">http://www.joachim-breitner.de/blog/748-Thoughts_on_bootstrappin=
g_GHC</a></div><br></pre><pre style=3D"white-space:pre-wrap;background-colo=
r:rgb(255,255,255)"><div dir=3D"auto">Yes, I thought Joachim was both a her=
o and foolish for trying. At a guess,=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"auto">you don&=
#39;t need FFI to bootstrap enough of the language to get a compiler runnin=
g=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"auto">with the Prelude(?)</div></pre><pre style=3D=
"white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><div dir=3D"auto">=
By all means I&#39;m happy for you to bounce ideas around.</div><div dir=3D=
"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">AntC</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><d=
iv dir=3D"auto">
&gt; However, I hit this compilation error and I was hoping somebody could
&gt; help me to get past it:

cd libraries; make all
make[1]: Entering directory &#39;/home/fommil/tmp/hugs98-plus-Sep2006/libra=
ries&#39;
cd ../cpphs; HUGSFLAGS=3D-P../libraries/bootlib HUGSDIR=3D../hugsdir ../src=
/runhugs -98
../packages/Cabal/examples/hapax.hs configure --verbose --hugs --prefix=3D&=
#39;/usr/local&#39;
--scratchdir=3D&#39;../hugsdir/packages/cpphs&#39; --with-compiler=3D../src=
/ffihugs
runhugs: Error occurred
ERROR &quot;../libraries/bootlib/Foreign/Ptr.hs&quot; - Error while importi=
ng DLL
&quot;../libraries/bootlib/Foreign/Ptr.so&quot;:
../libraries/bootlib/Foreign/Ptr.so: cannot open shared object file: No suc=
h file or directory

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