[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:  macports-tickets at lists.macosforge.org
     Type:  defect              |      Status:  new                                  
 Priority:  Normal              |   Milestone:                                       
Component:  ports               |     Version:  1.6.0                                
 Keywords:                      |  
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 ghc-6.8.2 installs without issue but contains an API incompatible with
 darcs-1.0.9.  Here's the output:

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 {{{
 ndimiduk at luna /opt/MacPorts $ port install darcs
 --->  Configuring darcs
 Error: Target org.macports.configure returned: configure failure: shell
 command " cd
 "/opt/MacPorts/var/macports/build/_opt_MacPorts_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_devel_darcs/work/darcs-1.0.9"
 && ./configure --prefix=/opt/MacPorts --mandir=/opt/MacPorts/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/MacPorts/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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 The system in a 12" g4 powerbook running 10.4.11

 Here's a link to a mailing list entry which looks directly relevant:
 [http://www.mail-archive.com/darcs-devel@darcs.net/msg04019.html]

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