Hello ! There are some software written in Haskell, and thus, need the Haskell compiler. (e.g. : https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22177 https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15325 And most asked package : https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17321 ) The tricky thing is : https://github.com/ghc/ghc#building--installing > NB. In particular, you need GHC installed in order to build GHC, because the compiler is itself written in Haskell. (a wiki joke page : https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Haskell_policy ) I didn't found any policy about "third binary" (not from Mageia.Org). Is it possible, to create a package with the downloaded the binary, like private precompiled driver (nvidia) and placing it in a particular repository, using this package to compile the first mageia's haskell compiler, like a bootstrap ? Is it enough to use a compiler compiled with precompiled compiler ? Or would it be better to compile a compiler compiled with mageia's compiler (it means, one round more) ? Only after, it would be possible to honour other Haskell package request...
Blocks: (none) => 22177, 15325, 17321
(Found an old request : bug report 1984 )
Summary: Package request : Haskell ; Mageia Policy => New RPM package request Haskell ; Mageia PolicyVersion: 7 => Cauldron
URL: (none) => https://github.com/ghc/ghc
Technically it could probably be bootstrapped with the older version, as we used to have this package. However, we already had to drop it due to it not being maintained. So, we can't have someone just do a fire-and-forget import of it again. Someone would have to commit to actually maintaining it going forward.
Summary: New RPM package request Haskell ; Mageia Policy => New RPM package request ghc - haskell compiler
Component: RPM Packages => New RPM package request
History: bug 1984 2011, fixed 2014. Assigning this package request to all packagers collectively. On a voluntary basis, one of them might, if there are no license or other legal issues, want to integrate it to the distribution and maintain it for bug and security fixes. You j.biernacki might also want to join the packager team to maintain this piece of software: see https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Becoming_a_Mageia_Packager
Summary: New RPM package request ghc - haskell compiler => ghc - haskell compiler, new RPM package requestAssignee: bugsquad => pkg-bugsSeverity: normal => enhancement
(In reply to David Walser from comment #2) > Technically it could probably be bootstrapped with the older version, as we > used to have this package. I'm already one step ahead of you there. Check my bug https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=31446
CC: (none) => lovaren