RE: Problems installing ghc 6.0 on freebsd

> We've been trying to install ghc 6.0 on our freebsd boxes 
> using the port at 
> freshports:
> 
>  http://www.freshports.org/lang/ghc6/
> 
> And following the advice on the ghc download page
> (http://www.haskell.org/ghc/download_ghc_600.html).
> 
> Sadly, it dies when it tries to build the libraries (partial 
> transcript attached)
> 
> The existing ghc version seems fresh enough and seems to work.
> Any thoughts on what might be going wrong?

It looks like you're trying to do a parallel make (make -jN).  We have
some known problems in this area.  I'm not sure exactly where the -j
flag would be coming from, but I'm fairly sure it's not the default.
Check your /etc/make.conf.

The port should probably turn off -j if it finds it.

Cheers,
        Simon