Does not install from cabal on Arch Linux

[theotherjimmy]

running cabal install clash-ghc produces errors:

src-bin/Main.hs:628:60:
    Couldn't match expected type ‘Phase’
                with actual type ‘Bool -> Phase’
    Probable cause: ‘As’ is applied to too few arguments
    In the first argument of ‘stopBeforeMode’, namely ‘As’
    In the first argument of ‘setMode’, namely ‘(stopBeforeMode As)’

src-bin/Main.hs:691:55:
    Couldn't match type ‘Phase’ with ‘Bool -> Phase’
    Expected type: [(String, Maybe (Bool -> Phase))]
      Actual type: [(String, Maybe Phase)]
    In the second argument of ‘partition’, namely ‘srcs’
    In the expression: partition haskellish srcs
t
src-bin/Main.hs:696:32:
    Couldn't match expected type ‘Bool -> Phase’
                with actual type ‘Phase’
    In the expression: Cc
    In the second argument of ‘notElem’, namely
      ‘[As, Cc, Cobjc, Cobjcpp, ....]’

src-bin/Main.hs:696:36:
    Couldn't match expected type ‘Bool -> Phase’
                with actual type ‘Phase’
    In the expression: Cobjc
    In the second argument of ‘notElem’, namely
      ‘[As, Cc, Cobjc, Cobjcpp, ....]’

src-bin/Main.hs:696:43:
    Couldn't match expected type ‘Bool -> Phase’
                with actual type ‘Phase’
    In the expression: Cobjcpp
    In the second argument of ‘notElem’, namely
      ‘[As, Cc, Cobjc, Cobjcpp, ....]’

src-bin/Main.hs:696:52:
    Couldn't match expected type ‘Bool -> Phase’
                with actual type ‘Phase’
    In the expression: CmmCpp
    In the second argument of ‘notElem’, namely
      ‘[As, Cc, Cobjc, Cobjcpp, ....]’

src-bin/Main.hs:696:60:
    Couldn't match expected type ‘Bool -> Phase’
                with actual type ‘Phase’
    In the expression: Cmm
    In the second argument of ‘notElem’, namely
      ‘[As, Cc, Cobjc, Cobjcpp, ....]’

src-bin/Main.hs:696:65:
    Couldn't match expected type ‘Bool -> Phase’
                with actual type ‘Phase’
    In the expression: StopLn
    In the second argument of ‘notElem’, namely
      ‘[As, Cc, Cobjc, Cobjcpp, ....]’

src-bin/Main.hs:709:18:
    Couldn't match type ‘Bool -> Phase’ with ‘Phase’
    Expected type: [(FilePath, Maybe Phase)]
      Actual type: [(String, Maybe (Bool -> Phase))]
    In the second argument of ‘mapM’, namely ‘non_hs_srcs’
    In a stmt of a 'do' block:
      o_files <- mapM
                   (\ x -> liftIO $ compileFile hsc_env StopLn x) non_hs_srcs

src-bin/Main.hs:715:47:
    Couldn't match type ‘Bool -> Phase’ with ‘Phase’
    Expected type: [(String, Maybe Phase)]
      Actual type: [(String, Maybe (Bool -> Phase))]
    In the second argument of ‘mapM’, namely ‘hs_srcs’
    In a stmt of a 'do' block:
      targets <- mapM (uncurry GHC.guessTarget) hs_srcs
cabal: Error: some packages failed to install:
clash-ghc-0.3.2 failed during the building phase. The exception was:
ExitFailure 1

system info that may be useful:

$ghc  --version
The Glorious Glasgow Haskell Compilation System, version 7.8.3
$cabal --version
cabal-install version 1.20.0.3
using version 1.20.0.0 of the Cabal library 
$uname -r -m -s
Linux 3.15.7-1-ARCH x86_64

Edit: Removed pacakage version table, to be replaced in second comment

If you would like any more info please let me know,
-jimmy

[theotherjimmy]

Package Name	Version
array	0.5.0.0
deepseq	1.3.0.2
bytestring	0.10.4.0
containers	0.5.5.1
filepath	1.3.0.2
old-locale	1.0.0.6
time	1.4.2
unix	2.7.0.1
directory	1.2.1.0
terminfo	0.4.0.0
transformers	0.3.0.0
haskeline	0.7.1.2
ghc-paths	0.1.0.9
pretty	1.1.1.1
process	1.2.0.0
Cabal	1.18.1.3
binary	0.7.1.0
bin-package-db	0.0.0.0
hoopl	3.10.0.1
hpc	0.6.0.1
data-default-class	0.0.1
data-default-instances-base	0.0.1
data-default-instances-containers	0.0.1
dlist	0.5
data-default-instances-dlist	0.0.1
data-default-instances-old-locale	0.0.1
data-default	0.5.3
th-lift	0.6.1
clash-prelude	0.5.1
text	1.1.1.3
primitive	0.5.3.0
vector	0.10.11.0
ListLike	4.0.2
hashable	1.2.2.0
scientific	0.3.3.0
attoparsec	0.12.1.1
mtl	2.1.3.1
syb	0.4.2
unordered-containers	0.2.5.0
aeson	0.8.0.0
concurrent-supply	0.1.7
nats	0.2
semigroups	0.15.2
transformers-compat	0.3.3.4
contravariant	1.1
random	1.0.1.1
MonadRandom	0.1.13
exceptions	0.6.1
tagged	0.7.2
distributive	0.4.4
comonad	4.2.2
semigroupoids	4.2
bifunctors	4.1.1.1
prelude-extras	0.4
profunctors	4.2.0.1
free	4.9
stm	2.4.3
transformers-base	0.4.3
monad-control	0.3.3.0
either	4.3.0.1
safe	0.3.8
errors	1.4.7
fgl	5.5.0.1
parallel	3.2.0.4
reflection	1.5.1
split	0.2.2
void	0.6.1
zlib	0.5.4.1
lens	4.3.3
RepLib	0.5.3.3
unbound	0.4.3.1
uu-interleaved	0.1.0.0
uu-parsinglib	2.8.1.1
wl-pprint-text	1.1.0.2
clash-lib	0.3.2

[christiaanb]

Indeed, it seems the clash binary doesn't compile on GHC 7.8.3. I'm pushing a fix, and a hackage release, very soon.

[christiaanb]

I've pushed a new release on hackage: http://hackage.haskell.org/package/clash-ghc-0.3.3

I have however no idea how fast Arch Linux tracks new hackage releases.

[theotherjimmy]

well, cabal update && cabal install clash-ghc worked, So fast?

I don't think Arch linux can be blamed for the speed of cabal though ;)

[G-Pereira]

A problem simmilar to this is happening in the current versions of ghc and cabal packages. Is this been noticed? "Error parsing '*' "

[martijnbastiaan]

@G-Pereira Could walk us through the commands you're executing to get that error?

[G-Pereira]

Does clash work with GHC 8.6.1 for you?

[christiaanb]

No, some dependencies aren't up to date. It works with GHC 8.4.4