[MacPorts] #36973: ghc: build fails with permission denied on symlink creation

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#36973: ghc: build fails with permission denied on symlink creation
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  Reporter:  Deil.Christoph@…  |      Owner:  macports-tickets@…
      Type:  defect            |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal            |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports             |    Version:  2.1.2
Resolution:                    |   Keywords:
      Port:  ghc               |
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Comment (by Deil.Christoph@…):

 Replying to [comment:1 ryandesign@…]:
 > Replying to [ticket:36973 Deil.Christoph@…]:
 > > I got this error trying to install {{{ghc}}} on Mac OS X 10.8:
 > > {{{
 > > --->  Building ghc
 > > symlink:
 /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/tarballs/ports/lang/ghc/work
 ->
 /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_lang_ghc/ghc/work:
 permission denied
 > > }}}
 >
 > That doesn't appear to be relevant, and that's not what's in the log you
 attached. But I'm unfamiliar with the ghc build system and I'm having a
 little trouble figuring out from the attached log what the relevant error
 is.

 I simply copy & pasted the output on my console and attached the log.

 I'm not familiar with {{{ghc}}} either, all I want is to install
 {{{pandoc}}}, which is a dependency for nbconvert
 (https://github.com/ipython/nbconvert), a python tool I want to use.
 {{{hs-platform-ghc}}} did install for me without problems and seems to
 contain the same thing as the {{{ghc}}} port. Unfortunately {{{pandoc}}}
 can't be built with {{{hs-platfrom-ghc}}} apparently:
 {{{
 $ sudo port install pandoc
 Password:
 --->  Computing dependencies for pandoc
 Error: Unable to execute port: Can't install ghc because conflicting ports
 are installed: hs-platform-ghc
 }}}

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/36973#comment:2>
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