Skip to content

conflicting Block.h on Snow Leopard

Using GHC to compile C programs that includes <!CoreServices/CoreServices.h> will result in the following error:

In file included from /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/CarbonCore.framework/Headers/FSEvents.h:28,
                 from /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/CarbonCore.framework/Headers/CarbonCore.h:218,
                 from /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/AE.framework/Headers/AE.h:20,
                 from /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Headers/CoreServices.h:21,

                 from test.c:1:0: 

/Library/Frameworks/GHC.framework/Versions/610/usr/lib/ghc-6.10.4/include/Block.h:51:0:
     error: expected specifier-qualifier-list before ‘StgPtr’

...

This is because somewhere down !CoreServices.h it includes Block.h, and expects it to be /usr/include/Block.h, which is a new file introduced since Snow Leopard (OS X 10.6). This is in direct conflict to the Block.h under GHC's include directory, which is somehow searched prior to the system directory.

Trac metadata
Trac field Value
Version 6.10.4
Type Bug
TypeOfFailure OtherFailure
Priority normal
Resolution Unresolved
Component Compiler (FFI)
Test case
Differential revisions
BlockedBy
Related
Blocking
CC
Operating system
Architecture
To upload designs, you'll need to enable LFS and have an admin enable hashed storage. More information