GHC 8.4 fails to build on Debian armel (softfloat) (#15208) · Issues · Glasgow Haskell Compiler / GHC

GHC 8.4 fails to build on Debian armel (softfloat)

This seems intentional but on the other hand the error message says "Please report this as a GHC bug"

"inplace/bin/ghc-stage1" -static  -H32m -O -lffi -optl-pthread -optl-B/usr/bin/ld.gold -Wall   -Iincludes -Iincludes/dist -Iincludes/dist-derivedconstants/header -Iincludes/dist-ghcconstants/header -Irts -Irts/dist/build -DCOMPILING_RTS -this-unit-id rts -optc-DNOSMP -dcmm-lint      -i -irts -irts/dist/build -Irts/dist/build -irts/dist/build/./autogen -Irts/dist/build/./autogen            -O2 -Wcpp-undef    -Wnoncanonical-monad-instances  -c rts/StgStartup.cmm -o rts/dist/build/StgStartup.o
"inplace/bin/ghc-stage1" -static  -H32m -O -lffi -optl-pthread -optl-B/usr/bin/ld.gold -Wall   -Iincludes -Iincludes/dist -Iincludes/dist-derivedconstants/header -Iincludes/dist-ghcconstants/header -Irts -Irts/dist/build -DCOMPILING_RTS -this-unit-id rts -optc-DNOSMP -dcmm-lint      -i -irts -irts/dist/build -Irts/dist/build -irts/dist/build/./autogen -Irts/dist/build/./autogen            -O2 -Wcpp-undef    -Wnoncanonical-monad-instances  -c rts/PrimOps.cmm -o rts/dist/build/PrimOps.o
"inplace/bin/ghc-stage1" -static  -H32m -O -lffi -optl-pthread -optl-B/usr/bin/ld.gold -Wall   -Iincludes -Iincludes/dist -Iincludes/dist-derivedconstants/header -Iincludes/dist-ghcconstants/header -Irts -Irts/dist/build -DCOMPILING_RTS -this-unit-id rts -optc-DNOSMP -dcmm-lint      -i -irts -irts/dist/build -Irts/dist/build -irts/dist/build/./autogen -Irts/dist/build/./autogen            -O2 -Wcpp-undef    -Wnoncanonical-monad-instances  -c rts/Updates.cmm -o rts/dist/build/Updates.o
ghc-stage1: panic! (the 'impossible' happened)
  (GHC version 8.4.3 for arm-unknown-linux):
	Failed to lookup the datalayout for armv7l-unknown-linux-gnueabi; available targets: ["i386-unknown-windows","i686-unknown-windows","x86_64-unknown-windows","arm-unknown-linux-gnueabihf","armv6-unknown-linux-gnueabihf","armv6l-unknown-linux-gnueabihf","armv7-unknown-linux-gnueabihf","armv7a-unknown-linux-gnueabi","armv7l-unknown-linux-gnueabihf","aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu","aarch64-unknown-linux","i386-unknown-linux-gnu","i386-unknown-linux","x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu","x86_64-unknown-linux","armv7-unknown-linux-androideabi","aarch64-unknown-linux-android","arm-unknown-nto-qnx-eabi","i386-apple-darwin","x86_64-apple-darwin","armv7-apple-ios","aarch64-apple-ios","i386-apple-ios","x86_64-apple-ios"]
CallStack (from HasCallStack):
  error, called at compiler/llvmGen/LlvmCodeGen.hs:96:24 in ghc:LlvmCodeGen

Please report this as a GHC bug:  http://www.haskell.org/ghc/reportabug

rts/ghc.mk:295: recipe for target 'rts/dist/build/StgStartup.o' failed
make[3]: *** [rts/dist/build/StgStartup.o] Error 1
make[3]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
ghc-stage1: panic! (the 'impossible' happened)
  (GHC version 8.4.3 for arm-unknown-linux):
	Failed to lookup the datalayout for armv7l-unknown-linux-gnueabi; available targets: ["i386-unknown-windows","i686-unknown-windows","x86_64-unknown-windows","arm-unknown-linux-gnueabihf","armv6-unknown-linux-gnueabihf","armv6l-unknown-linux-gnueabihf","armv7-unknown-linux-gnueabihf","armv7a-unknown-linux-gnueabi","armv7l-unknown-linux-gnueabihf","aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu","aarch64-unknown-linux","i386-unknown-linux-gnu","i386-unknown-linux","x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu","x86_64-unknown-linux","armv7-unknown-linux-androideabi","aarch64-unknown-linux-android","arm-unknown-nto-qnx-eabi","i386-apple-darwin","x86_64-apple-darwin","armv7-apple-ios","aarch64-apple-ios","i386-apple-ios","x86_64-apple-ios"]
CallStack (from HasCallStack):
  error, called at compiler/llvmGen/LlvmCodeGen.hs:96:24 in ghc:LlvmCodeGen

Please report this as a GHC bug:  http://www.haskell.org/ghc/reportabug

rts/ghc.mk:295: recipe for target 'rts/dist/build/Updates.o' failed
make[3]: *** [rts/dist/build/Updates.o] Error 1
ghc-stage1: panic! (the 'impossible' happened)
  (GHC version 8.4.3 for arm-unknown-linux):
	Failed to lookup the datalayout for armv7l-unknown-linux-gnueabi; available targets: ["i386-unknown-windows","i686-unknown-windows","x86_64-unknown-windows","arm-unknown-linux-gnueabihf","armv6-unknown-linux-gnueabihf","armv6l-unknown-linux-gnueabihf","armv7-unknown-linux-gnueabihf","armv7a-unknown-linux-gnueabi","armv7l-unknown-linux-gnueabihf","aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu","aarch64-unknown-linux","i386-unknown-linux-gnu","i386-unknown-linux","x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu","x86_64-unknown-linux","armv7-unknown-linux-androideabi","aarch64-unknown-linux-android","arm-unknown-nto-qnx-eabi","i386-apple-darwin","x86_64-apple-darwin","armv7-apple-ios","aarch64-apple-ios","i386-apple-ios","x86_64-apple-ios"]
CallStack (from HasCallStack):
  error, called at compiler/llvmGen/LlvmCodeGen.hs:96:24 in ghc:LlvmCodeGen

Please report this as a GHC bug:  http://www.haskell.org/ghc/reportabug

rts/ghc.mk:295: recipe for target 'rts/dist/build/PrimOps.o' failed

https://buildd.debian.org/status/fetch.php?pkg=ghc&arch=armel&ver=8.4.3-1&stamp=1527769922&raw=0

Trac metadata

Trac field	Value
Version	8.4.3
Type	Bug
TypeOfFailure	OtherFailure
Priority	normal
Resolution	Unresolved
Component	Compiler
Test case
Differential revisions
BlockedBy
Related
Blocking
CC
Operating system
Architecture

This seems intentional but on the other hand the error message says "Please report this as a GHC bug"

```
"inplace/bin/ghc-stage1" -static  -H32m -O -lffi -optl-pthread -optl-B/usr/bin/ld.gold -Wall   -Iincludes -Iincludes/dist -Iincludes/dist-derivedconstants/header -Iincludes/dist-ghcconstants/header -Irts -Irts/dist/build -DCOMPILING_RTS -this-unit-id rts -optc-DNOSMP -dcmm-lint      -i -irts -irts/dist/build -Irts/dist/build -irts/dist/build/./autogen -Irts/dist/build/./autogen            -O2 -Wcpp-undef    -Wnoncanonical-monad-instances  -c rts/StgStartup.cmm -o rts/dist/build/StgStartup.o
"inplace/bin/ghc-stage1" -static  -H32m -O -lffi -optl-pthread -optl-B/usr/bin/ld.gold -Wall   -Iincludes -Iincludes/dist -Iincludes/dist-derivedconstants/header -Iincludes/dist-ghcconstants/header -Irts -Irts/dist/build -DCOMPILING_RTS -this-unit-id rts -optc-DNOSMP -dcmm-lint      -i -irts -irts/dist/build -Irts/dist/build -irts/dist/build/./autogen -Irts/dist/build/./autogen            -O2 -Wcpp-undef    -Wnoncanonical-monad-instances  -c rts/PrimOps.cmm -o rts/dist/build/PrimOps.o
"inplace/bin/ghc-stage1" -static  -H32m -O -lffi -optl-pthread -optl-B/usr/bin/ld.gold -Wall   -Iincludes -Iincludes/dist -Iincludes/dist-derivedconstants/header -Iincludes/dist-ghcconstants/header -Irts -Irts/dist/build -DCOMPILING_RTS -this-unit-id rts -optc-DNOSMP -dcmm-lint      -i -irts -irts/dist/build -Irts/dist/build -irts/dist/build/./autogen -Irts/dist/build/./autogen            -O2 -Wcpp-undef    -Wnoncanonical-monad-instances  -c rts/Updates.cmm -o rts/dist/build/Updates.o
ghc-stage1: panic! (the 'impossible' happened)
  (GHC version 8.4.3 for arm-unknown-linux):
	Failed to lookup the datalayout for armv7l-unknown-linux-gnueabi; available targets: ["i386-unknown-windows","i686-unknown-windows","x86_64-unknown-windows","arm-unknown-linux-gnueabihf","armv6-unknown-linux-gnueabihf","armv6l-unknown-linux-gnueabihf","armv7-unknown-linux-gnueabihf","armv7a-unknown-linux-gnueabi","armv7l-unknown-linux-gnueabihf","aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu","aarch64-unknown-linux","i386-unknown-linux-gnu","i386-unknown-linux","x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu","x86_64-unknown-linux","armv7-unknown-linux-androideabi","aarch64-unknown-linux-android","arm-unknown-nto-qnx-eabi","i386-apple-darwin","x86_64-apple-darwin","armv7-apple-ios","aarch64-apple-ios","i386-apple-ios","x86_64-apple-ios"]
CallStack (from HasCallStack):
  error, called at compiler/llvmGen/LlvmCodeGen.hs:96:24 in ghc:LlvmCodeGen

Please report this as a GHC bug:  http://www.haskell.org/ghc/reportabug

rts/ghc.mk:295: recipe for target 'rts/dist/build/StgStartup.o' failed
make[3]: *** [rts/dist/build/StgStartup.o] Error 1
make[3]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
ghc-stage1: panic! (the 'impossible' happened)
  (GHC version 8.4.3 for arm-unknown-linux):
	Failed to lookup the datalayout for armv7l-unknown-linux-gnueabi; available targets: ["i386-unknown-windows","i686-unknown-windows","x86_64-unknown-windows","arm-unknown-linux-gnueabihf","armv6-unknown-linux-gnueabihf","armv6l-unknown-linux-gnueabihf","armv7-unknown-linux-gnueabihf","armv7a-unknown-linux-gnueabi","armv7l-unknown-linux-gnueabihf","aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu","aarch64-unknown-linux","i386-unknown-linux-gnu","i386-unknown-linux","x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu","x86_64-unknown-linux","armv7-unknown-linux-androideabi","aarch64-unknown-linux-android","arm-unknown-nto-qnx-eabi","i386-apple-darwin","x86_64-apple-darwin","armv7-apple-ios","aarch64-apple-ios","i386-apple-ios","x86_64-apple-ios"]
CallStack (from HasCallStack):
  error, called at compiler/llvmGen/LlvmCodeGen.hs:96:24 in ghc:LlvmCodeGen

Please report this as a GHC bug:  http://www.haskell.org/ghc/reportabug

rts/ghc.mk:295: recipe for target 'rts/dist/build/Updates.o' failed
make[3]: *** [rts/dist/build/Updates.o] Error 1
ghc-stage1: panic! (the 'impossible' happened)
  (GHC version 8.4.3 for arm-unknown-linux):
	Failed to lookup the datalayout for armv7l-unknown-linux-gnueabi; available targets: ["i386-unknown-windows","i686-unknown-windows","x86_64-unknown-windows","arm-unknown-linux-gnueabihf","armv6-unknown-linux-gnueabihf","armv6l-unknown-linux-gnueabihf","armv7-unknown-linux-gnueabihf","armv7a-unknown-linux-gnueabi","armv7l-unknown-linux-gnueabihf","aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu","aarch64-unknown-linux","i386-unknown-linux-gnu","i386-unknown-linux","x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu","x86_64-unknown-linux","armv7-unknown-linux-androideabi","aarch64-unknown-linux-android","arm-unknown-nto-qnx-eabi","i386-apple-darwin","x86_64-apple-darwin","armv7-apple-ios","aarch64-apple-ios","i386-apple-ios","x86_64-apple-ios"]
CallStack (from HasCallStack):
  error, called at compiler/llvmGen/LlvmCodeGen.hs:96:24 in ghc:LlvmCodeGen

Please report this as a GHC bug:  http://www.haskell.org/ghc/reportabug

rts/ghc.mk:295: recipe for target 'rts/dist/build/PrimOps.o' failed

```

https://buildd.debian.org/status/fetch.php?pkg=ghc&arch=armel&ver=8.4.3-1&stamp=1527769922&raw=0

<details><summary>Trac metadata</summary>

| Trac field             | Value        |
| ---------------------- | ------------ |
| Version                | 8.4.3        |
| Type                   | Bug          |
| TypeOfFailure          | OtherFailure |
| Priority               | normal       |
| Resolution             | Unresolved   |
| Component              | Compiler     |
| Test case              |              |
| Differential revisions |              |
| BlockedBy              |              |
| Related                |              |
| Blocking               |              |
| CC                     |              |
| Operating system       |              |
| Architecture           |              |

</details>