GHC does not accept --srcdir

[uzytkownik]

GHC does not accept --srcdir during building. (Yes - I know of error but it should be fixed).

PS. Priority is probably lower then normal PPS. For question why - I try to integrate it with takeoffgw so I try to write cygbuild which uses separate build directory.

[igloo]

Thanks for the report.

I assume it is configure, rather than GHC, which uzytkownik expects to accept the flag. Our configure script's --help output claims:

      --srcdir=DIR        find the sources in DIR [configure dir or `..']

but I assume the build system currently ignores it.

[uzytkownik]

Replying to igloo:

Thanks for the report. I assume it is configure, rather than GHC,

Ups. Sorry my error.

which uzytkownik expects to accept the flag. Our configure script's --help output claims: {{{ --srcdir=DIR find the sources in DIR [configure dir or `..'] }}} but I assume the build system currently ignores it.

IIRC it says it is not supported and fail the configuration.

[igloo]

I don't think this will ever be a high priority for us, so I'm going to close the ticket. If it's important for someone else then we would accept a patch to implement it, though.