Re: [Cooker] install ghc on x86_64 cooker build host for bootstrap

[Gaetan Lehmann]

So how can we do to install ghc on x86_64 build host ?
Or can I upload the new ghc package for x86_64 with ftpcontrib ?

Binary and src rpm are in my home on build cluster if needed...

On Sunday 22 May 2005 10:34, Rafael Garcia-Suarez wrote:
> On 5/22/05, Gaetan Lehmann <gaetan.lehmann@jouy.inra.fr> wrote:
> > I have installed a ghc from suse, build ghc, install new ghc package and
> > build again to be sure everything works fine.
>
> When I built ghc for i586, I bootstrapped it with the binary package
> from haskell.org.
>
> > I do the same. I also tried to use the bootstrap include in ghc build
> > procedure, but without result. FInally, I fallback on solution above.
> > I'd really like to know how they have built their package !
> >
> > I have built darcs 1.0.3rc2. Previous versions do not build with ghc 6.4
> > Is it ok for you if I upload it ?
>
> Porting seem sot be a rather complex process :
> http://www.haskell.org/ghc/docs/6.4/html/building/sec-porting-ghc.html
>
> Great work, thanks. I look forward for testing pugs on amd64 !