[gobolinux-users] GHC, was: Call for volunteers: would you like to be a recipe committer?

[Michael Homer]

On 7/23/07, MJ Ray <mjr at phonecoop.coop> wrote:
> "Fábio Mierlo" <geromao at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 7/20/07, MJ Ray <mjr at phonecoop.coop> wrote:
> > > How did you build it from sources on gobolinux?  Last time I tried, to
> > > compile GHC (to compile Darcs), you first need GHC, which seemed a
> > > stupid use of recursion to make something very hard to install.
> >
> > Sad, but very trrue!
> >
> > I can't remember, but you have two ways. First, use the official GoboLinux
> > binary package.
>
> Doesn't work for me, as my system is currently an odd 012/014 mix
> (which I'll clean up Real Soon Now).
>
> > Second, create a package from the generic binary package:
> > http://www.haskell.org/ghc/download_ghc_661.html#x86linux
>
> I prefer not to install unverifiable binaries.  How can I build it
> from sources on gobolinux?
With that binary. You need GHC to compile GHC, there's no way around
it. You can use the official binary to compile one yourself and then
lose the original package, though, and you shouldn't need to use one
of the official binaries again. So you could sandbox the official one
in a VM and build it that way if you wanted, although there's still
really no guarantee it isn't tainting the final executables.
-Michael