Changes between Version 49 and Version 50 of Building/Windows

Timestamp:

03/16/09 03:47:32 (4 years ago)

Author:

simonmar

Comment:

--

Building/Windows

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 If you're looking for instructions for building GHC on Windows, they are now incorporated in the main [wiki:Building Building Guide].
 
-== A Windows build log using Cygwin ==
+Other pages below here:
 
-Here is a complete, from-scratch, log of all you need to build GHC using
-Cygwin, kindly provided by Claus Reinke.  It does not discuss alternative
-choices, but it gives a single path that works. Please help us to keep this
-up to date: if you are using newer versions, let us know whether you succeed
-or run into issues while following this log.
-
-Note: starting with the [http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-announce/2008-08/msg00001.html August 2008 version of 'setup.exe'], adding 'http://www.haskell.org/ghc/cygwin' will not work unless you disable verification (not recommended) - until that site has a signature, you can add the dependencies from [http://www.haskell.org/ghc/cygwin/setup.ini 'Devel->ghc-depends'] manually.
-{{{
-- Install some editor (vim, emacs, whatever)
-
-- Install cygwin (http://www.cygwin.com)
-    ; i used 1.5.16-1, installed in c:\cygwin
-  - run 'setup.exe'
-    Choose a Download Source:
-        select 'download from internet';
-    Select Root Install Directory:
-        root dir: c:\cygwin; 
-        install for: all users;
-        default file type: unix
-    Select Local Package Directory
-        choose a spare temporary home
-    Select Your Internet Connection
-        Use IE5 settings
-    Choose a Download Site
-        Choose your preferred main mirror and
-        Add 'http://www.haskell.org/ghc/cygwin'
-    Select Packages
-        In addition to 'Base' (default install), 
-        select 'Devel->ghc-depends'
-
-- Install mingw (http://www.mingw.org/)
-    ; i used MinGW-3.1.0-1.exe
-    ; installed in c:\mingw
-  - you probably want to add GLUT 
-    ; (http://www.xmission.com/~nate/glut.html)
-    ; i used glut-3.7.3-mingw32.tar
-
-- Get recent binary snapshot of ghc-6.4.1 for mingw 
-    ; (http://www.haskell.org/ghc/dist/stable/dist/)
-  - unpack in c:/ghc
-  - add C:\ghc\ghc-6.4.1\bin to %PATH%
-    (Start->Control Panel->System->Advanced->Environment Variables)
-
-- Get and install binary release of darcs
-    ; (http://zooko.com/darcs/darcsdir-cygwin-1.0.7.tar.bz2)
-
-- In the following, shell commands are entered in cygwin bash
-
-- Get darcs version of ghc
-    ; also, subscribe to cvs-ghc@haskell.org, and possibly
-    ; to cvs-libraries@haskell.org, or follow the mailing list
-    ; archives, in case you checkout a version with problems
-    ; http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/cvs-ghc/
-    ; http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/cvs-libraries/
-
-  - mkdir c:/ghc-build; cd c:/ghc-build
-    ; (or whereever you want your darcs tree to be)
-  - darcs get --partial http://darcs.haskell.org/ghc
-  - cd ghc
-  - chmod +x darcs-all
-  - ./darcs-all get
-
-- Build ghc, using cygwin and mingw, targetting mingw
-  - export PATH=/cygdrive/c/ghc/ghc-6.4.1:$PATH
-    ; for haddock, alex, happy (*)
-  - export PATH=/cygdrive/c/mingw/bin:$PATH
-    ; without, we pick up some cygwin tools at best!
-  - cd c:/ghc-build/ghc
-    ; (if you aren't there already)
-  - sh boot
-  - ./configure --host=i386-unknown-mingw32 --with-gcc=C:/Mingw/bin/gcc.exe --with-ld=C:/Mingw/bin/ld.exe
-    ; we use cygwin, but build for windows
-  - cp mk/build.mk.sample mk/build.mk
-  - in mk/build.mk:
-    add line:       SplitObjs = NO
-        (MSYS seems slow when there are zillions of object files)
-    uncomment line: BuildFlavour = perf
-        (or BuildFlavour = devel, if you are doing development)
-    add line:       BIN_DIST=1
-  - make 2>&1 | tee make.log
-    ; always useful to have a log around
-
-- Package up binary distribution
-  - make binary-dist 2>&1 | tee make-bin-dist.log
-    ; always useful to have a log around
-  - unpack ghc-<version>-i386-unknown-mingw32.tar.bz2 somewhere in your filesystem...
-}}}
-
-{{{
-Additional notes from Neil Mitchell:
-
-- cygwin installation doesn't quite work with the latest version because the ghc
-  depends file doesn't have a .sig file with it
-
-- for mingw installation just select the minimal package (or at least i did...)
-
-- I got the following hiccup, which seemed transient:
-----------
-nmitche6@wlon1207009001 /cygdrive/c/ghc-build/ghc
-$ sh boot
-Booting .
-/usr/bin/m4:configure.ac:1281: cannot create temporary file for diversion: Permi
-ssion denied
-autom4te-2.61: /usr/bin/m4 failed with exit status: 1
-Booting libraries/base
-Booting libraries/directory
-Booting libraries/editline
-Booting libraries/old-time
-Booting libraries/process
-Booting libraries/unix
-
-nmitche6@wlon1207009001 /cygdrive/c/ghc-build/ghc
-$ ./configure --host=i386-unknown-mingw32 --with-gcc=C:/Mingw/bin/gcc.exe --wit
-h-ld=C:/Mingw/bin/ld.exe
-configure: WARNING: If you wanted to set the --build type, don't use --host.
-    If a cross compiler is detected then cross compile mode will be used.
-mk/config.h.in doesn't exist: perhaps you haven't run 'sh boot'?
-
-nmitche6@wlon1207009001 /cygdrive/c/ghc-build/ghc
-$ sh boot
-Booting .
-Booting libraries/base
-Booting libraries/directory
-Booting libraries/editline
-Booting libraries/old-time
-Booting libraries/process
-Booting libraries/unix
----------
-
-- I required happy, haddock and alex to be installed
-
-- Everything failed a few minutes in to the compile:
-  http://www.haskell.org/pipermail/glasgow-haskell-users/2008-September/015429.html
-  No solutions are yet known
-
-- http://www.nabble.com/cc1-not-found-td9742088.html - looks interesting, tried adding
-  c:\mingw\libexec\gcc\mingw32\3.4.5 to the $PATH
-
-- Some hacks make the build get further:
-  http://www.haskell.org/pipermail/glasgow-haskell-users/2008-September/015434.html
-
-- Plus some things that don't work with the latest mingw:
-  http://www.haskell.org/pipermail/cvs-ghc/2008-September/044945.html
-}}}
+ * [wiki:Building/Windows/Cygwin]: instructions for installing Cygwin for building GHC
+ * [wiki:Building/Windows/SSH]: instructions for configuring SSH on Windows (not necessary for building or submitting patches to GHC, only necessary if you have permission and want to ''push'' patches to the main GHC repository).