pandoc @1.11.1_4 + base64-bytestring - Configuration and build error

[chummels@…]

I've looked through the existing tickets for pandoc failures recently, and nothing seems to match my own problem.

When I attempt to install pandoc, it fails during configuration because seemingly I lack a haskell package: base64-bytestring , but more about that in a moment.

Here is the output after cleaning and re-attempting an install:

$ sudo port install pandoc
dyld: DYLD_ environment variables being ignored because main executable (/usr/bin/sudo) is setuid or setgid
--->  Computing dependencies for pandoc
--->  Fetching archive for pandoc
--->  Attempting to fetch pandoc-1.11.1_4.darwin_12.x86_64.tbz2 from http://packages.macports.org/pandoc
--->  Attempting to fetch pandoc-1.11.1_4.darwin_12.x86_64.tbz2 from http://lil.fr.packages.macports.org/pandoc
--->  Attempting to fetch pandoc-1.11.1_4.darwin_12.x86_64.tbz2 from http://mse.uk.packages.macports.org/sites/packages.macports.org/pandoc
--->  Fetching distfiles for pandoc
--->  Verifying checksums for pandoc
--->  Extracting pandoc
--->  Configuring pandoc
Error: org.macports.configure for port pandoc returned: configure failure: command execution failed
Please see the log file for port pandoc for details:
    /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_textproc_pandoc/pandoc/main.log
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Error: Processing of port pandoc failed

I've attached the log file to this message. Apparently the problem stems from the lack of Haskell package base64-bytestring. Looking at other macports pandoc tickets (#40198), it seems like I *should* have this package installed and listed in the ghc-pkg list output. So when I look at my ghc packages:

$ ghc-pkg list
/opt/local/lib/ghc-7.6.3/package.conf.d
   Cabal-1.16.0
   HTTP-4000.2.8
   SHA-1.6.1
   array-0.4.0.1
   base-4.6.0.1
   bin-package-db-0.0.0.0
   binary-0.5.1.1
   binary-0.7.1.0
   blaze-builder-0.3.1.1
   blaze-html-0.6.1.1
   blaze-markup-0.5.1.5
   bytestring-0.10.0.2
   citeproc-hs-0.3.8
   containers-0.5.0.0
   data-default-0.5.3
   data-default-class-0.0.1
   data-default-instances-base-0.0.1
   data-default-instances-containers-0.0.1
   data-default-instances-dlist-0.0.1
   data-default-instances-old-locale-0.0.1
   deepseq-1.3.0.1
   digest-0.0.1.2
   directory-1.2.0.1
   dlist-0.5
   extensible-exceptions-0.1.1.4
   filepath-1.3.0.1
   ghc-7.6.3
   ghc-prim-0.3.0.0
   haskell2010-1.1.1.0
   haskell98-2.0.0.2
   highlighting-kate-0.5.5
   hoopl-3.9.0.0
   hpc-0.6.0.0
   hs-bibutils-5.0
   integer-gmp-0.5.0.0
   json-0.7
   mtl-2.1.2
   network-2.4.1.2
   old-locale-1.0.0.5
   old-time-1.1.0.1
   pandoc-types-1.10
   parsec-3.1.3
   pcre-light-0.4
   pretty-1.1.1.0
   process-1.1.0.2
   random-1.0.1.1
   rts-1.0
   syb-0.4.0
   tagsoup-0.12.8
   template-haskell-2.8.0.0
   temporary-1.1.2.4
   texmath-0.6.1.5
   text-0.11.3.1
   time-1.4.0.1
   transformers-0.3.0.0
   unix-2.6.0.1
   utf8-string-0.3.7
   xml-1.3.13
   zip-archive-0.1.3.4
   zlib-0.5.4.1

base64-bytestring is notably absent. When I look at my macports installed haskell packages, it shows up though! But not as base64-bytestring, as hs-base64-bytestring.

$ port installed 'hs-*'
The following ports are currently installed:
  hs-base64-bytestring @1.0.0.1_3 (active)
  hs-bibutils @5.0_1 (active)
  hs-binary @0.7.1.0_2 (active)
  hs-blaze-builder @0.3.1.1_1 (active)
  hs-blaze-html @0.6.1.1_3 (active)
  hs-blaze-markup @0.5.1.5_4 (active)
  hs-citeproc @0.3.8_5 (active)
  hs-data-default @0.5.3_1 (active)
  hs-data-default-class @0.0.1_1 (active)
  hs-data-default-instances-base @0.0.1_1 (active)
  hs-data-default-instances-containers @0.0.1_1 (active)
  hs-data-default-instances-dlist @0.0.1_1 (active)
  hs-data-default-instances-old-locale @0.0.1_1 (active)
  hs-digest @0.0.1.2_3 (active)
  hs-dlist @0.5_3 (active)
  hs-extensible-exceptions @0.1.1.4_1 (active)
  hs-highlighting-kate @0.5.5_1 (active)
  hs-http @4000.2.8_4 (active)
  hs-json @0.7_3 (active)
  hs-mtl @2.1.2_3 (active)
  hs-network @2.4.1.2_2 (active)
  hs-pandoc-types @1.10_4 (active)
  hs-parsec @3.1.3_4 (active)
  hs-pcre-light @0.4_3 (active)
  hs-random @1.0.1.1_3 (active)
  hs-sha @1.6.1_4 (active)
  hs-syb @0.4.0_3 (active)
  hs-tagsoup-0.12 @0.12.8_0 (active)
  hs-temporary @1.1.2.4_3 (active)
  hs-texmath @0.6.1.5_1 (active)
  hs-text @0.11.3.1_1 (active)
  hs-transformers @0.3.0.0_3 (active)
  hs-utf8-string @0.3.7_3 (active)
  hs-xml @1.3.13_1 (active)
  hs-zip-archive @0.1.3.4_4 (active)
  hs-zlib @0.5.4.1_2 (active)

So I'm not really sure what to do here. I cannot install the package directly. Ideas?

For reference, I'm running this on a MacPro running OS X 10.8.5, with XCode Version 5.0 (5A1413).

[chummels@…]

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[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

Any idea, Clemens?

[neverpanic (Clemens Lang)]

Please run sudo ghc-pkg recache or sudo port deactivate hs-base64-bytestring && sudo port activate hs-base64-bytestring. If base64-bytestring still doesn't show up in ghc-pkg list, please attach the output of ghc-pkg check.

[neverpanic (Clemens Lang)]

I've updated pandoc to 1.12.2.1 in r114509. OP has suggested he's no longer using MacPorts. I assume the problem can be fixed by the above method and the update to the latest version – it works fine for me.