I got the following error message trying to install git-annex:
cabal: cannot configure git-annex-3.20120418. It requires base >=4.5 && <5
For the dependency on base >=4.5 && <5 there are these packages: base-4.5.0.0.
However none of them are available.
base-4.5.0.0 was excluded because of the top level dependency base -any
If you're missing the sha256sum command with Homebrew, it's provided by coreutils. You have to change your $PATH before running cabal install git-annex.cabal:
Last night I made it look in /opt/local/libexec/gnubin .. if there's another directory it could look in, let me know. I am reluctant to make it run the brew command directly.
I try installing with brew because I already had brew setup in my machine, but all run ok but when I try to run cabal install git-annex I got an error with the hinotify-0.3.2 library complaining about a header file.
Full trace:
sudo cabal install git-annex
Resolving dependencies...
Configuring hinotify-0.3.2...
Building hinotify-0.3.2...
Preprocessing library hinotify-0.3.2...
INotify.hsc:35:25: error: sys/inotify.h: No such file or directory
INotify.hsc: In function ‘main’:
INotify.hsc:259: error: invalid use of undefined type ‘struct inotify_event’
INotify.hsc:260: error: invalid use of undefined type ‘struct inotify_event’
INotify.hsc:261: error: invalid use of undefined type ‘struct inotify_event’
INotify.hsc:262: error: invalid use of undefined type ‘struct inotify_event’
INotify.hsc:265: error: invalid use of undefined type ‘struct inotify_event’
INotify.hsc:266: error: invalid application of ‘sizeof’ to incomplete type ‘struct inotify_event’
compiling dist/build/System/INotify_hsc_make.c failed (exit code 1)
command was: /usr/bin/gcc -c dist/build/System/INotify_hsc_make.c -o dist/build/System/INotify_hsc_make.o -m64 -fno-stack-protector -m64 -D__GLASGOW_HASKELL__=704 -Ddarwin_BUILD_OS -Ddarwin_HOST_OS -Dx86_64_BUILD_ARCH -Dx86_64_HOST_ARCH -I/usr/local/Cellar/ghc/7.4.1/lib/ghc-7.4.1/directory-1.1.0.2/include -Idist/build/autogen -include dist/build/autogen/cabal_macros.h -I/usr/local/Cellar/ghc/7.4.1/lib/ghc-7.4.1/unix-2.5.1.0/include -Idist/build/autogen -include dist/build/autogen/cabal_macros.h -I/usr/local/Cellar/ghc/7.4.1/lib/ghc-7.4.1/old-time-1.1.0.0/include -Idist/build/autogen -include dist/build/autogen/cabal_macros.h -Idist/build/autogen -include dist/build/autogen/cabal_macros.h -Idist/build/autogen -include dist/build/autogen/cabal_macros.h -Idist/build/autogen -include dist/build/autogen/cabal_macros.h -Idist/build/autogen -include dist/build/autogen/cabal_macros.h -I/usr/local/Cellar/ghc/7.4.1/lib/ghc-7.4.1/bytestring-0.9.2.1/include -Idist/build/autogen -include dist/build/autogen/cabal_macros.h -Idist/build/autogen -include dist/build/autogen/cabal_macros.h -I/usr/local/Cellar/ghc/7.4.1/lib/ghc-7.4.1/base-4.5.0.0/include -Idist/build/autogen -include dist/build/autogen/cabal_macros.h -Idist/build/autogen -include dist/build/autogen/cabal_macros.h -Idist/build/autogen -include dist/build/autogen/cabal_macros.h -I/usr/local/Cellar/ghc/7.4.1/lib/ghc-7.4.1/include -Idist/build/autogen -include dist/build/autogen/cabal_macros.h -I/usr/local/Cellar/ghc/7.4.1/lib/ghc-7.4.1/include/
cabal: Error: some packages failed to install:
git-annex-3.20120624 depends on hinotify-0.3.2 which failed to install.
hinotify-0.3.2 failed during the building phase. The exception was:
ExitFailure 1
Hi Joey! I just comment that I could not install it but the issue is with the last version (the one you just release today, so no problem!! man on sunday?? you're awesome!!!) so I installed the previous one and no problem at all
Thanks for all the efford and if you need me to try os whatever, feel free to ask!
…and another approach to the same problem: apparently git-annex also relies on the GNU coreutils (for instance, when doing git annex get ., cp complains about illegal option -- -). I do have the GNU coreutils installed with Homebrew, but they are all prefixed with g. So maybe you should try gsha256sum and gcp before sha256sum and cp, that seems like a more general solution.
@Damien, hmm, it should not be using any cp options, unless when it was built there was a cp in the path that supported some option like -p. Can you check with --debug what cp parameters it's trying to use?
git-annex will now fall back to slower pure Haskell hashing code if sha256sum, etc programs are not in PATH. I'd still recommend installing the coreutils, as they're probably faster.
(The shasum command seems to come from a perl library, so I have not tried to make git-annex use that one.)
as 64 bit. The 'make' command fails on linking 32- and 64-bit code.
So... I made a small change to the Makefile
CFLAGS=-Wall
becomes
CFLAGS=-Wall -m32
I don't know if there is an easy way to programmatically check for this, or even if you'd want to spend time doing it, but it might help someone else out.
@a-or-b that issue is logged here ?subtle build issue on OSX 10.7 and Haskell Platform (if you have the 32bit version installed), you can use cabal to build and install git-annex and it will detect if its 32 or 64bit automatically.
The instructions say to use cabal for a reason -- it's more likely to work. But I have made the Makefile detect the mismatched GHC and C compiler and force the C compiler to 32 bit.
I tried installing with cabal and homebrew on Mountain Lion. After cabal install git-annex I get:
Linking dist/build/git-annex/git-annex ...
Installing executable(s) in /Users/dfc/.cabal/bin
setup: standalone/macos/git-annex.app/Contents/Info.plist: does not exist
cabal: Error: some packages failed to install:
git-annex-3.20121001 failed during the final install step. The exception was:
ExitFailure 1
There is no directory named macos inside of standalone:
jumbo:git-annex-3.20121001 dfc$ ls -l standalone/
total 112
-rw-r--r--+ 1 dfc staff 55614 Oct 6 10:40 licences.gz
drwxr-xr-x+ 6 dfc staff 204 Oct 6 10:40 linux
drwxr-xr-x+ 3 dfc staff 102 Oct 6 10:40 osx
@Douglas, I've fixed that in git. FWIW, the program is installed before that point. Actually, I am leaning toward not having cabal install that plist file at all.
[ 98 of 248] Compiling Utility.DiskFree ( Utility/DiskFree.hs, dist/build/git-annex/git-annex-tmp/Utility/DiskFree.o )
[ 99 of 248] Compiling Utility.Url ( Utility/Url.hs, dist/build/git-annex/git-annex-tmp/Utility/Url.o )
Utility/Url.hs:111:88:
Couldn't match expected type Maybe URI' with actual typeURI'
In the second argument of fromMaybe', namely
(newURI relativeTo u)'
In the expression: fromMaybe newURI (newURI relativeTo u)
In an equation for newURI_abs':
newURI_abs = fromMaybe newURI (newURIrelativeTo` u)
cabal: Error: some packages failed to install:
git-annex-3.20121009 failed during the building phase. The exception was:
ExitFailure 1
I got it to work by manually symlinking from ../Cellar/libxml2/2.8.0/lib/* into /usr/local and from ../../Cellar/libxml2/2.8.0/lib/ to /usr/local/pkgconfig, but i can't recommend it or claim to be too proud about it all.
OS X already has an old libxml knocking around so this might ruin everything for me.
Just to mention that the beta dated 24 Oct 2013 and Joey's autobuild of 27 Oct both don't start with the following error message for git-annex, git-annex-webapp under Mac OS X 10.9 Maverick with latest XCode installed:
dyld: Symbol not found: _objc_debug_taggedpointer_mask
Referenced from: /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreFoundation.framework/Versions/A/CoreFoundation
Expected in: /Applications/git-annex.app/Contents/MacOS/bundle/I
in /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreFoundation.framework/Versions/A/CoreFoundation
Trace/BPT trap: 5
You can also use Homebrew instead of MacPorts. Homebrew's
haskell-platformis up-to-date, too:As of this writing, however, Homebrew's
md5sha1sumhas a broken mirror. I wound up getting that from MacPorts anyway.The Haskell Platform installer for OSX uses GHC 7.0.4, which doesn't seem able to support the current version of git-annex.
Cabal throws a very cryptic error about not being able to use the proper base package.
I was able to install it by
(Note I also tried this with homebrew and had similar results)
I got the following error message trying to install git-annex:
These are the steps I performed to make it work
sudo cabal install git-annex --bindir=$HOME/bin.sudo cabal install git-annex --bindir=$HOME/bina second time.The steps I did to patch the SHA2.hs file in Crypto-4.2.4:
cabal unpack crypto-4.2.4cd Crypto-4.2.4patch -p1 < crypto-4.2.4-ghc-7.4.patchsudo cabal install.PS: I used this patchfile. Then I did the last step a third time.
If you're missing the
sha256sumcommand with Homebrew, it's provided bycoreutils. You have to change your$PATHbefore runningcabal install git-annex.cabal:$(brew --prefix) should, in most cases, be /usr/local. That's the recommended install location for homebrew.
I already had git installed and homebrew as my package manager - my install steps were as follows:
I try installing with brew because I already had brew setup in my machine, but all run ok but when I try to run cabal install git-annex I got an error with the hinotify-0.3.2 library complaining about a header file.
Full trace:
Anyone has an idea how can I solve this.
Thanks for the time!
Agustin
Hi Joey! I just comment that I could not install it but the issue is with the last version (the one you just release today, so no problem!! man on sunday?? you're awesome!!!) so I installed the previous one and no problem at all
Thanks for all the efford and if you need me to try os whatever, feel free to ask!
Thanks again
Agustin
@Agustin you should be able to work around that with: cabal install git-annex --flags=-Inotify
I've fixed it properly for the next release, it should only be using that library on Linux.
Hi @joey! Perfect!... I'll do that then!
Thanks for your time man!
/usr/bin/shasum -a 256 <file>command that will produce the same output assha256sum <file>.git annex get .,cpcomplains aboutillegal option -- -). I do have the GNU coreutils installed with Homebrew, but they are all prefixed withg. So maybe you should trygsha256sumandgcpbeforesha256sumandcp, that seems like a more general solution.git-annex will now fall back to slower pure Haskell hashing code if
sha256sum, etc programs are not in PATH. I'd still recommend installing the coreutils, as they're probably faster.(The
shasumcommand seems to come from a perl library, so I have not tried to make git-annex use that one.)I came across an issue when following the instructions here: http://git-annex.branchable.com/install/OSX/
I'm compiling the 'assistant' branch (522f568450a005ae81b24f63bb37e75320b51219).
The pre-compiled version of Haskell for OSX recommends the 32 bit installer, however git-annex compiles
as 64 bit. The 'make' command fails on linking 32- and 64-bit code.
So... I made a small change to the Makefile
becomes
I don't know if there is an easy way to programmatically check for this, or even if you'd want to spend time doing it, but it might help someone else out.
https://gist.github.com/3167798
To install git annex with homebrew simply do:
Then link the binary to your
PATHe.g. withI had to:
before:
I tried installing with cabal and homebrew on Mountain Lion. After cabal install git-annex I get:
There is no directory named macos inside of standalone:
[ 98 of 248] Compiling Utility.DiskFree ( Utility/DiskFree.hs, dist/build/git-annex/git-annex-tmp/Utility/DiskFree.o ) [ 99 of 248] Compiling Utility.Url ( Utility/Url.hs, dist/build/git-annex/git-annex-tmp/Utility/Url.o )
Utility/Url.hs:111:88: Couldn't match expected type
Maybe URI' with actual typeURI' In the second argument offromMaybe', namely(newURIrelativeTou)' In the expression: fromMaybe newURI (newURIrelativeTou) In an equation fornewURI_abs': newURI_abs = fromMaybe newURI (newURIrelativeTo` u) cabal: Error: some packages failed to install: git-annex-3.20121009 failed during the building phase. The exception was: ExitFailure 1if you are having trouble installing with
cabal install git-annexat the moment, trouble of the XML kind, you'll need to do a couple things:brew updatebrew install libxml2cabal updatecabal install libxml --extra-include-dirs=/usr/local/Cellar/libxml2/2.8.0/include/libxml2 --extra-lib-dirs=/usr/local/Cellar/libxml2/2.8.0/libwell, then i hit a brick wall.
well.
I got it to work by manually symlinking from
../Cellar/libxml2/2.8.0/lib/* into/usr/localand from../../Cellar/libxml2/2.8.0/lib/to/usr/local/pkgconfig, but i can't recommend it or claim to be too proud about it all.OS X already has an old libxml knocking around so this might ruin everything for me.
let's find out !
Installing it with brew, I had to do the following steps before the final
cabalcommand:cabal install c2hs$HOME/.cabal/binto my$PATH(so that c2hs program can be found)Just to mention that the beta dated 24 Oct 2013 and Joey's autobuild of 27 Oct both don't start with the following error message for git-annex, git-annex-webapp under Mac OS X 10.9 Maverick with latest XCode installed:
Many thanks. Can I help?