Re: [PATCH] gnu: Add ghc-unix-time.

[ericbavier]

From: Eric Bavier <address@hidden>

> * gnu/packages/haskell.scm (ghc-unix-time): New variable.
> ---
>  gnu/packages/haskell.scm | 40 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 40 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/gnu/packages/haskell.scm b/gnu/packages/haskell.scm
> index fc1f836..de55610 100644
> --- a/gnu/packages/haskell.scm
> +++ b/gnu/packages/haskell.scm
> @@ -972,6 +972,46 @@ transformers 0.2 or 0.3 compatibility to run on old 
> versions of the platform,
>  but also need those types.")
>      (license bsd-3)))
>  
> +(define-public ghc-unix-time
> +  (package
> +    (name "ghc-unix-time")
> +    (version "0.3.6")
> +    (source
> +     (origin
> +       (method url-fetch)
> +       (uri (string-append
> +             "http://hackage.haskell.org/package/unix-time/unix-time-";
> +             version
> +             ".tar.gz"))
> +       (sha256
> +        (base32
> +         "0dyvyxwaffb94bgri1wc4b9wqaasy32pyjn0lww3dqblxv8fn5ax"))))
> +    (build-system haskell-build-system)
> +    (arguments
> +     `(#:tests? #f ; FIXME: Test fails with "System.Time not found".  This is
> +                   ; weird, that should be provided by GHC 7.10.2.
> +       #:phases
> +       (alist-cons-before
> +        'configure 'fix-/bin/sh
> +        (lambda _
> +          ;; Use `sh', not `/bin/sh'.
> +          (substitute* (find-files "." "Makefile|configure")
> +            (("/bin/sh")
> +             "sh")))
> +        %standard-phases)))

See the ghc-x11 package for a, IMHO, more elegant solution.

This appears to be a more general issue however.  Any package that declares in
its *.cabal file "build-type: Configure" is going to need CONFIG_SHELL and/or
SHELL in the environment.  See additionally the proposed ghc-sdl,
ghc-sdl-image, ghc-sdl-mixer, and ghc-old-time patches.

Perhaps we could patch haskell-build-system to export appropriate CONFIG_SHELL
and SHELL variables if it sees a "configure" file in the top-level source
directory.  WDYT?  Would you like to send a patch?

`~Eric