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59 changes: 53 additions & 6 deletions pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.6.6-debian-binary.nix
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Expand Up @@ -23,6 +23,33 @@ let
# GHC upstream doesn't release bindist tarballs for some platforms.
# We're using Debian's binary package, and patching it into a usable-in-Nixpkgs state.
ghcDebs = {
powerpc64le-linux = {
src = {
urls = [
"http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/g/ghc/ghc_9.6.6-4_ppc64el.deb"
];
sha256 = "6dd14937485831c72aef62851c4251f2afa2c7a06a2d4956e25a1f82ab195a01";
};
exePathForLibraryCheck = null;
archSpecificLibraries = [
{
nixPackage = gmp;
fileToCheckFor = null;
}
{
nixPackage = ncurses6;
fileToCheckFor = "libtinfo.so.6";
}
{
nixPackage = numactl;
fileToCheckFor = null;
}
{
nixPackage = libffi;
fileToCheckFor = null;
}
];
};
powerpc64-linux = {
src = {
urls = [
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fileToCheckFor = null;
}
];

platforms = lib.systems.inspect.patterns.isAbiElfv1;
};
};

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# Patch ghc settings
+ ''
substituteInPlace $out/lib/ghc/lib/settings \
--replace-fail powerpc64-linux-gnu-gcc gcc \
--replace-fail powerpc64-linux-gnu-g++ g++ \
--replace-fail powerpc64-linux-gnu-ld ld \
--replace-fail powerpc64-linux-gnu-ar ar \
--replace-fail powerpc64-linux-gnu-ranlib ranlib \
--replace-fail ${stdenv.hostPlatform.system}-gnu-gcc gcc \
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better tie this to the selected attribute name.

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That is the selected attribute name? Do you want me to add a key to the attrsets in ghcDebs (like platforms) that can override this value?

--replace-fail ${stdenv.hostPlatform.system}-gnu-g++ g++ \
--replace-fail ${stdenv.hostPlatform.system}-gnu-ld ld \
--replace-fail ${stdenv.hostPlatform.system}-gnu-ar ar \
--replace-fail ${stdenv.hostPlatform.system}-gnu-ranlib ranlib \
--replace-fail llc-18 llc \
--replace-fail opt-18 opt
'';
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homepage = "http://haskell.org/ghc";
description = "Glasgow Haskell Compiler";
license = lib.licenses.bsd3;
platforms = builtins.attrNames ghcDebs;

# ghcDebs is keyed on the system double (cpu-kernel), and each entry may
# additionally constrain the choice of platforms with a system inspection
# pattern.
platforms = builtins.map (
system:
let
isThis = {
inherit (lib.systems.parse.mkSystemFromString system)
cpu
kernel
;
};
in
if ghcDebs.${system} ? platforms then
lib.systems.inspect.patternLogicalAnd isThis ghcDebs.${system}.platforms
else
isThis
) (builtins.attrNames ghcDebs);
maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.OPNA2608 ];
teams = [ lib.teams.haskell ];
};
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76 changes: 28 additions & 48 deletions pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
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Expand Up @@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
newScope,
stdenv,
config,
lib,
}:

let
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compiler = pkgs.lib.recurseIntoAttrs (
let
bb = pkgsBuildBuild.haskell;

# No bindist from upstream, but sometimes we can "borrow" GHC from Debian
ghc966DebianBinary = callPackage ../development/compilers/ghc/9.6.6-debian-binary.nix { };

# Try using the given package to bootstrap, if that's available on the
# host platform. Otherwise, try falling back to something else. At the
# moment, the only fallback we know how to do is to borrow from Debian.
bootstrapViaOrFallback =
pkg:
if lib.meta.availableOn stdenv.hostPlatform pkg.ghc then
pkg
else if lib.meta.availableOn stdenv.hostPlatform ghc966DebianBinary then
bb.packages.ghc966DebianBinary
else
throw "No available bootstrap GHC for '${stdenv.hostPlatform.system}'";
in
{
inherit ghc966DebianBinary;

# Required to bootstrap 9.4.8.
ghc902Binary = callPackage ../development/compilers/ghc/9.0.2-binary.nix {
inherit llvmPackages;
};

ghc966DebianBinary = callPackage ../development/compilers/ghc/9.6.6-debian-binary.nix { };

ghc984Binary = callPackage ../development/compilers/ghc/9.8.4-binary.nix { };

ghc948 = callPackage ../development/compilers/ghc/9.4.8.nix {
Expand All @@ -110,67 +126,31 @@ in
inherit buildTargetLlvmPackages llvmPackages;
};
ghc967 = callPackage ../development/compilers/ghc/9.6.7.nix {
bootPkgs =
if
stdenv.buildPlatform.isPower64
&& stdenv.buildPlatform.isBigEndian
&& pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform.isAbiElfv1
then
# No bindist, "borrowing" the GHC from Debian
bb.packages.ghc966DebianBinary
else
bb.packages.ghc948;
bootPkgs = bootstrapViaOrFallback bb.packages.ghc948;
inherit (buildPackages.python3Packages) sphinx;
inherit (buildPackages.darwin) xattr autoSignDarwinBinariesHook;
inherit buildTargetLlvmPackages llvmPackages;
};
ghc984 = callPackage ../development/compilers/ghc/9.8.4.nix {
bootPkgs =
if
stdenv.buildPlatform.isPower64
&& stdenv.buildPlatform.isBigEndian
&& pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform.isAbiElfv1
then
# No bindist, "borrowing" the GHC from Debian
bb.packages.ghc966DebianBinary
else if stdenv.buildPlatform.isi686 then
bb.packages.ghc948
else
bb.packages.ghc984Binary;
bootPkgs = bootstrapViaOrFallback (
if stdenv.buildPlatform.isi686 then bb.packages.ghc948 else bb.packages.ghc984Binary
);
inherit (buildPackages.python3Packages) sphinx;
inherit (buildPackages.darwin) xattr autoSignDarwinBinariesHook;
inherit buildTargetLlvmPackages llvmPackages;
};
ghc9102 = callPackage ../development/compilers/ghc/9.10.2.nix {
bootPkgs =
if
stdenv.buildPlatform.isPower64
&& stdenv.buildPlatform.isBigEndian
&& pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform.isAbiElfv1
then
# No bindist, "borrowing" the GHC from Debian
bb.packages.ghc966DebianBinary
else if stdenv.buildPlatform.isi686 then
bb.packages.ghc967
else
bb.packages.ghc984Binary;
bootPkgs = bootstrapViaOrFallback (
if stdenv.buildPlatform.isi686 then bb.packages.ghc967 else bb.packages.ghc984Binary
);
inherit (buildPackages.python3Packages) sphinx;
inherit (buildPackages.darwin) xattr autoSignDarwinBinariesHook;
inherit buildTargetLlvmPackages llvmPackages;
};
ghc9103 = callPackage ../development/compilers/ghc/9.10.3.nix {
bootPkgs =
if
stdenv.buildPlatform.isPower64
&& stdenv.buildPlatform.isBigEndian
&& pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform.isAbiElfv1
then
# No bindist, "borrowing" the GHC from Debian
bb.packages.ghc966DebianBinary
else if stdenv.buildPlatform.isi686 then
bb.packages.ghc967
else
bb.packages.ghc984Binary;
bootPkgs = bootstrapViaOrFallback (
if stdenv.buildPlatform.isi686 then bb.packages.ghc967 else bb.packages.ghc984Binary
);
inherit (buildPackages.python3Packages) sphinx;
inherit (buildPackages.darwin) xattr autoSignDarwinBinariesHook;
inherit buildTargetLlvmPackages llvmPackages;
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