[MacPorts] #14576: darcs 1.0.9 fails to configure due to incompatibility with ghc 6.8.2

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#14576: darcs 1.0.9 fails to configure due to incompatibility with ghc 6.8.2
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  Reporter:  ndimiduk at gmail.com  |       Owner:  gwright at macports.org
      Type:  defect              |      Status:  new                 
  Priority:  Normal              |   Milestone:  Port Bugs           
 Component:  ports               |     Version:  1.6.0               
Resolution:                      |    Keywords:                      
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Comment (by stephen.bannasch at gmail.com):

 I get the same error on MacOS 10.5.2.

 I updated ports before trying to run the install:

 {{{
 sudo port selfupdate
 sudo port upgrade installed
 }}}

 Installing darcs on Leopard:

 {{{
 $ sudo port install darcs
 --->  Fetching gmp
 --->  Attempting to fetch gmp-4.2.2.tar.bz2 from
 http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gmp
 --->  Verifying checksum(s) for gmp
 --->  Extracting gmp
 --->  Configuring gmp
 --->  Building gmp with target all
 --->  Staging gmp into destroot
 --->  Installing gmp 4.2.2_1
 --->  Activating gmp 4.2.2_1
 --->  Cleaning gmp
 --->  Fetching ghc
 --->  Attempting to fetch ghc-6.8.2-src.tar.bz2 from
 http://haskell.org/ghc/dist/6.8.2/
 --->  Attempting to fetch ghc-6.8.2-src-extralibs.tar.bz2 from
 http://haskell.org/ghc/dist/6.8.2/
 --->  Attempting to fetch ghc-6.8.2-darwin-i386-leopard-bootstrap.tar.bz2
 from http://haskell.org/ghc/dist/6.8.2/
 --->  Verifying checksum(s) for ghc
 --->  Extracting ghc
 --->  Applying patches to ghc
 --->  Configuring ghc
 --->  Building ghc with target all
 --->  Staging ghc into destroot
 --->  Installing ghc 6.8.2_2+darwin_9_i386
 --->  Activating ghc 6.8.2_2+darwin_9_i386
 --->  Cleaning ghc
 --->  Fetching darcs
 --->  Attempting to fetch darcs-1.0.9.tar.gz from http://darcs.net/
 --->  Verifying checksum(s) for darcs
 --->  Extracting darcs
 --->  Configuring darcs
 Error: Target org.macports.configure returned: configure failure: shell
 command " cd
 "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_devel_darcs/work/darcs-1.0.9"
 && ./configure --prefix=/opt/local --mandir=/opt/local/share/man
 --without-docs " returned error 1
 Command output: checking for darcs... no
 checking the release state... release
 checking for gcc... /usr/bin/gcc-4.0
 checking for C compiler default output file name... a.out
 checking whether the C compiler works... yes
 checking whether we are cross compiling... no
 checking for suffix of executables...
 checking for suffix of object files... o
 checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... yes
 checking whether /usr/bin/gcc-4.0 accepts -g... yes
 checking for /usr/bin/gcc-4.0 option to accept ISO C89... none needed
 checking how to run the C preprocessor... /usr/bin/cpp-4.0
 checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install
 checking for ghc... ghc
 checking where GHC keeps its libraries... /opt/local/lib/ghc-6.8.2
 checking GHC.Handle.openFd... NOT old API
 checking GHC.Handle.openFd new API... failed
 configure: error: Couldnt figure out how to call GHC.Handle.openFd!

 Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.
 }}}

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Ticket URL: <http://trac.macosforge.org/projects/macports/ticket/14576#comment:5>
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