nixpkgs/pkgs/development/compilers/ghcs/nix_ghc_pkg_tool.hs
Marc Weber 0efd4183e1 updated version of my ghc and packages proposal. Now compiles HAppS.
Examples on how to add ghc extra_libs, libraries from hackage are included

svn path=/nixpkgs/trunk/; revision=10565
2008-02-09 14:08:37 +00:00

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-- packages: filepath,Cabal,directory
{-# OPTIONS_GHC -fglasgow-exts #-}
module Main where
import Distribution.InstalledPackageInfo (InstalledPackageInfo (..))
import Distribution.Package (showPackageId)
import System.FilePath
import System.Environment
import System.Directory
import System.IO
import System.Exit
import Data.List
usage = unlines [
" usage a) <app-name> split in_path out_path"
, " b) <app-anme> join out_path"
, "This small helper executable servers two purposes:"
, "a) split the main package db created by ghc installation into single libs"
, " so that nix can add them piecwise as needed to buildInputs"
, "b) merge databases into one single file, so when building a library"
, " we can create one db containing all dependencies passed by GHC_PACKAGE_PATH"
, " I think this is a better solution than patching and mantaining cabal so"
, " that it support GHC_PACKAGE_PATH (not only by accident) ?"
]
mySplit :: (Eq Char) => [Char] ->[[ Char ]]
mySplit [] = []
mySplit list = let (l, l') = span (not . (`elem` ":;")) list
in l: mySplit (drop 1 l')
myReadFile f = doesFileExist f >>= \fe ->
if fe then readFile f
else do hPutStrLn stderr $ "unable to read file " ++ f
exitWith (ExitFailure 1)
main = do
args <- getArgs
case args of
["split", inFile, outDir] -> do
-- prior to 6.9.x (when exactly) this must be InstalledPackageInfo only (not InstalledPackageInfo_ String)
-- (packagedb :: [InstalledPackageInfo_ String] ) <- fmap read $ myReadFile inFile
(packagedb :: [InstalledPackageInfo] ) <- fmap read $ myReadFile inFile
mapM_ (\pi -> let fn = outDir </> (showPackageId $ package pi) ++ ".conf"
in writeFile fn (show [pi])
) packagedb
["join", outpath] -> do
getEnv "GHC_PACKAGE_PATH" >>= mapM myReadFile . nub . mySplit
>>= writeFile outpath . show . concat . map (read :: String -> [InstalledPackageInfo])
_ -> putStrLn usage