Another installing Yesod on Ubuntu difficulty - haskell

Looking around StackOverflow I see a bunch of similar problems, but each about a specific library.
Here's mine :
When trying to run :
cabal install yesod
I get
Resolving dependencies...
Configuring yaml-0.8.7...
Building yaml-0.8.7...
Preprocessing library yaml-0.8.7...
Data/Yaml/Parser.hs:15:8:
Could not find module `Data.Conduit.Lift'
Perhaps you meant
Data.Conduit.List (from conduit-1.0.8)
Data.Conduit.List (needs flag -package conduit-1.0.5.1)
Data.Conduit.Text (needs flag -package conduit-1.0.5.1)
Use -v to see a list of the files searched for.
Failed to install yaml-0.8.7
Configuring yesod-core-1.2.10...
Building yesod-core-1.2.10...
Preprocessing library yesod-core-1.2.10...
Yesod/Core/Json.hs:47:8:
Could not find module `Data.Conduit.Lift'
Perhaps you meant
Data.Conduit.List (from conduit-1.0.8)
Data.Conduit.List (needs flag -package conduit-1.0.5.1)
Data.Conduit.Text (needs flag -package conduit-1.0.5.1)
Use -v to see a list of the files searched for.
Failed to install yesod-core-1.2.10
cabal: Error: some packages failed to install:
yaml-0.8.7 failed during the building phase. The exception was:
ExitFailure 1
yesod-1.2.5.2 depends on yesod-core-1.2.10 which failed to install.
yesod-auth-1.3.0.2 depends on yesod-core-1.2.10 which failed to install.
yesod-core-1.2.10 failed during the building phase. The exception was:
ExitFailure 1
yesod-form-1.3.8.1 depends on yesod-core-1.2.10 which failed to install.
yesod-persistent-1.2.2.2 depends on yesod-core-1.2.10 which failed to install.
Is something broken in Hackage or is this just on my machine?

You're trying to install a version of yaml that doesn't have a strict enough lower bound on conduit. There is a newer version already on Hackage. It looks like you haven't run cabal update.

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ClassyPrelude.hs:229:1: error: Failed to load interface for ‘Data.Textual.Encoding’

Does anyone know why this application won't properly install? Thanks for you any help you can provide.
Brok is a web crawling program to check if files contain any broken links, I utilize it to check markdown pages. Its written in haskel and provides documentation for instalation in both cabal and stack.
usr#usr:~/git$ cabal install brok
Resolving dependencies...
Configuring classy-prelude-0.12.8...
Building classy-prelude-0.12.8...
Failed to install classy-prelude-0.12.8
Build log ( /home/usr/.cabal/logs/classy-prelude-0.12.8.log ):
cabal: Entering directory '/tmp/cabal-tmp-25910/classy-prelude-0.12.8'
Configuring classy-prelude-0.12.8...
Building classy-prelude-0.12.8...
Preprocessing library classy-prelude-0.12.8...
[1 of 1] Compiling ClassyPrelude ( ClassyPrelude.hs, dist/build/ClassyPrelude.o )
ClassyPrelude.hs:203:34: error:
Module ‘Data.Sequences’ does not export ‘intercalate’
ClassyPrelude.hs:207:1: error:
Failed to load interface for ‘Data.MinLen’
Use -v to see a list of the files searched for.
ClassyPrelude.hs:208:1: error:
Failed to load interface for ‘Data.ByteVector’
Perhaps you meant
Data.Vector (needs flag -package-key vector-0.12.0.1)
Data.Vector (from vector-0.12.3.1)
Use -v to see a list of the files searched for.
ClassyPrelude.hs:229:1: error:
Failed to load interface for ‘Data.Textual.Encoding’
Perhaps you meant
Data.Text.Encoding (from text-1.2.2.2)
Data.Text.Lazy.Encoding (from text-1.2.2.2)
Use -v to see a list of the files searched for.
ClassyPrelude.hs:230:1: error:
Failed to load interface for ‘Data.Sequences.Lazy’
Perhaps you meant Data.Sequences (from mono-traversable-1.0.9.0)
Use -v to see a list of the files searched for.
cabal: Leaving directory '/tmp/cabal-tmp-25910/classy-prelude-0.12.8'
cabal: Error: some packages failed to install:
brok-1.1.0 depends on classy-prelude-0.12.8 which failed to install.
classy-prelude-0.12.8 failed during the building phase. The exception was:
ExitFailure 1
usr#usr:~/git$
I also tried cabal install brok --reorder-goals and --max-backjumps 3000
and
usr#usr:~/git$ cabal install classy-prelude-0.12.8
Resolving dependencies...
Configuring classy-prelude-0.12.8...
Building classy-prelude-0.12.8...
Failed to install classy-prelude-0.12.8
Build log ( /home/usr/.cabal/logs/classy-prelude-0.12.8.log ):
cabal: Entering directory '/tmp/cabal-tmp-26028/classy-prelude-0.12.8'
Configuring classy-prelude-0.12.8...
Building classy-prelude-0.12.8...
Preprocessing library classy-prelude-0.12.8...
[1 of 1] Compiling ClassyPrelude ( ClassyPrelude.hs, dist/build/ClassyPrelude.o )
ClassyPrelude.hs:203:34: error:
Module ‘Data.Sequences’ does not export ‘intercalate’
ClassyPrelude.hs:207:1: error:
Failed to load interface for ‘Data.MinLen’
Use -v to see a list of the files searched for.
ClassyPrelude.hs:208:1: error:
Failed to load interface for ‘Data.ByteVector’
Perhaps you meant
Data.Vector (needs flag -package-key vector-0.12.0.1)
Data.Vector (from vector-0.12.3.1)
Use -v to see a list of the files searched for.
ClassyPrelude.hs:229:1: error:
Failed to load interface for ‘Data.Textual.Encoding’
Perhaps you meant
Data.Text.Encoding (from text-1.2.2.2)
Data.Text.Lazy.Encoding (from text-1.2.2.2)
Use -v to see a list of the files searched for.
ClassyPrelude.hs:230:1: error:
Failed to load interface for ‘Data.Sequences.Lazy’
Perhaps you meant Data.Sequences (from mono-traversable-1.0.9.0)
Use -v to see a list of the files searched for.
cabal: Leaving directory '/tmp/cabal-tmp-26028/classy-prelude-0.12.8'
cabal: Error: some packages failed to install:
classy-prelude-0.12.8 failed during the building phase. The exception was:
ExitFailure 1
usr#usr:~/git$
I even tried using stack for it:
usr#usr:~/git$ stack install brok
Downloading lts-18.17 build plan ...RedownloadFailed Request {
host = "raw.githubusercontent.com"
port = 443
secure = True
requestHeaders = []
path = "/fpco/lts-haskell/master//lts-18.17.yaml"
queryString = ""
method = "GET"
proxy = Nothing
rawBody = False
redirectCount = 10
responseTimeout = ResponseTimeoutDefault
requestVersion = HTTP/1.1
}
"/home/usr/.stack/build-plan/lts-18.17.yaml" (Response {responseStatus = Status {statusCode = 404, statusMessage = "Not Found"}, responseVersion = HTTP/1.1, responseHeaders = [("Connection","keep-alive"),("Content-Length","14"),("Content-Security-Policy","default-src 'none'; style-src 'unsafe-inline'; sandbox"),("Strict-Transport-Security","max-age=31536000"),("X-Content-Type-Options","nosniff"),("X-Frame-Options","deny"),("X-XSS-Protection","1; mode=block"),("Content-Type","text/plain; charset=utf-8"),("X-GitHub-Request-Id","FD20:3C94:2AD54:52533:6199DAAF"),("Accept-Ranges","bytes"),("Date","Sun, 21 Nov 2021 05:35:43 GMT"),("Via","1.1 varnish"),("X-Served-By","cache-bur17534-BUR"),("X-Cache","MISS"),("X-Cache-Hits","0"),("X-Timer","S1637472943.992113,VS0,VE148"),("Vary","Authorization,Accept-Encoding,Origin"),("Access-Control-Allow-Origin","*"),("X-Fastly-Request-ID","a1b64bb3d228f5324b2bafca359f1c5cfa545f2a"),("Expires","Sun, 21 Nov 2021 05:40:43 GMT"),("Source-Age","0")], responseBody = (), responseCookieJar = CJ {expose = []}, responseClose' = ResponseClose})
usr#usr:~/git$
Edit:
I also ran cabal update before executing these:
usr#usr:~/git/untitled$ cabal update
Downloading the latest package list from hackage.haskell.org
Skipping download: local and remote files match.
usr#usr:~/git/untitled$
This version of classy-prelude was missing some dependency bounds:
chunked-data < 0.3
mono-traversable < 1
Both were added in revision 2: https://hackage.haskell.org/package/classy-prelude-0.12.8/revisions/
If you encounter any build failures in Hackage packages in the future, please do report them on the issue tracker of the package that fails to build. If the maintainers don't respond, feel free to ask the Hackage trustees for help: https://github.com/haskell-infra/hackage-trustees

Installing Euterpea for computer music applications and Haskell

I followed the instructions here http://www.euterpea.com for installing Euterpea (a domain-specific language for computer music applications embedded in Haskell), and I received a message that certain packages and things failed to install (see the code below). How can I install the remaining packages?
Mo-MacBook-Pro:~ Mo$ cabal update
Downloading the latest package list from hackage.haskell.org
cabal install Euterpea
To revert to previous state run:
cabal update --index-state='2018-06-25T08:34:14Z'
Mo-MacBook-Pro:~ Mo$ cabal install Euterpea
clang: warning: argument unused during compilation: '-nopie' [-Wunused-
command-line-argument]
Resolving dependencies...
Downloading heap-1.0.4...
Downloading PortMidi-0.1.6.1...
Configuring PortMidi-0.1.6.1...
Downloading lazysmallcheck-0.6...
Configuring heap-1.0.4...
Downloading semigroups-0.18.5...
Configuring lazysmallcheck-0.6...
Configuring semigroups-0.18.5...
Building heap-1.0.4...
Building PortMidi-0.1.6.1...
Building lazysmallcheck-0.6...
Building semigroups-0.18.5...
Installed semigroups-0.18.5
Downloading stm-2.5.0.0...
Configuring stm-2.5.0.0...
Installed lazysmallcheck-0.6
Downloading HCodecs-0.5.1...
Installed heap-1.0.4
Downloading Stream-0.4.7.2...
Configuring HCodecs-0.5.1...
Configuring Stream-0.4.7.2...
Building stm-2.5.0.0...
Building HCodecs-0.5.1...
Building Stream-0.4.7.2...
Failed to install HCodecs-0.5.1
Build log ( /Users/Mo/.cabal/logs/ghc-8.4.3/HCodecs-0.5.1-
BtnY8oBJJ5FGnsoQaqbvOm.log ):
cabal: Entering directory
'/var/folders/dy/q51p3v595kbd8_wclmt80v700000gn/T/cabal-tmp-
5294/HCodecs-0.5.1'
Configuring HCodecs-0.5.1...
clang: warning: argument unused during compilation: '-nopie' [-Wunused-
command-line-argument]
Preprocessing library for HCodecs-0.5.1..
Building library for HCodecs-0.5.1..
<command line>: cannot satisfy -package-id random-1.1-
7T1TXpwb46H1j0av1OnVaD
(use -v for more information)
cabal: Leaving directory
'/var/folders/dy/q51p3v595kbd8_wclmt80v700000gn/T/cabal-tmp-
5294/HCodecs-0.5.1'
Failed to install Stream-0.4.7.2
Build log ( /Users/Mo/.cabal/logs/ghc-8.4.3/Stream-0.4.7.2-
ES6rey5IgWg9tsXDghlP7Y.log ):
cabal: Entering directory
'/var/folders/dy/q51p3v595kbd8_wclmt80v700000gn/T/cabal-tmp-
5295/Stream-0.4.7.2'
Warning: Stream.cabal:6:4: Tabs used as indentation at 6:4, 12:4, 13:4,
14:4,
15:4, 16:4, 17:4
Configuring Stream-0.4.7.2...
clang: warning: argument unused during compilation: '-nopie' [-Wunused-
command-line-argument]
Preprocessing library for Stream-0.4.7.2..
Building library for Stream-0.4.7.2..
<command line>: cannot satisfy -package-id QuickCheck-2.11.3-
4Q6LQ7mN6Tj8otrLuHN0se
(use -v for more information)
cabal: Leaving directory
'/var/folders/dy/q51p3v595kbd8_wclmt80v700000gn/T/cabal-tmp-
5295/Stream-0.4.7.2'
Installed PortMidi-0.1.6.1
Installed stm-2.5.0.0
cabal: Error: some packages failed to install:
Euterpea-2.0.6-LLo28S848YneLemh6QUkK depends on Euterpea-2.0.6 which
failed to
install.
HCodecs-0.5.1-BtnY8oBJJ5FGnsoQaqbvOm failed during the building phase.
The
exception was:
ExitFailure 1
Stream-0.4.7.2-ES6rey5IgWg9tsXDghlP7Y failed during the building phase.
The
exception was:
ExitFailure 1
arrows-0.4.4.2-GLke2GgDEro6Tzj3MGmTOB depends on arrows-0.4.4.2 which
failed
to install.
It would be great if someone could help. Thanks.
I have included all the code, lest some particular relevant detail was omitted.
Edit
I have also tried to install Euterpea via stack. I get this message:
Mo-MacBook-Pro:~ Mo$ stack install Euterpea
Error: While constructing the build plan, the following exceptions were
encountered:
In the dependencies for Euterpea-2.0.6:
PortMidi must match ==0.1.6.1, but the stack configuration has no specified version (latest matching version is 0.1.6.1)
arrows must match >=0.4 && <0.5, but the stack configuration has no specified version (latest matching version is 0.4.4.2)
needed since Euterpea is a build target.
Some different approaches to resolving this:
* Consider trying 'stack solver', which uses the cabal-install solver to attempt to find some working build configuration. This can be convenient when dealing with many complicated constraint
errors, but results may be unpredictable.
* Recommended action: try adding the following to your extra-deps in /Users/Mo/.stack/global-project/stack.yaml:
- PortMidi-0.1.6.1
- arrows-0.4.4.2
Plan construction failed.
--
Edit 2.
As suggested below, I tried cabal install random-1.1 --force-reinstalls which generated:
clang: warning: argument unused during compilation: '-nopie' [- Wunused-command-line-argument]
Resolving dependencies...
Warning: The following packages are likely to be broken by the reinstalls:
tf-random-0.5
QuickCheck-2.11.3
Continuing even though the plan contains dangerous reinstalls.
Configuring random-1.1...
Building random-1.1...
Installed random-1.1
Then
Mo-MacBook-Pro:~ Mo$ cabal install Euterpea
clang: warning: argument unused during compilation: '-nopie' [- Wunused-command-line-argument]
Resolving dependencies...
Configuring Stream-0.4.7.2...
Configuring HCodecs-0.5.1...
Building HCodecs-0.5.1...
Building Stream-0.4.7.2...
Failed to install HCodecs-0.5.1
Build log ( /Users/lukeburke/.cabal/logs/ghc-8.4.3/HCodecs-0.5.1- BtnY8oBJJ5FGnsoQaqbvOm.log ):
cabal: Entering directory '/var/folders/dy/q51p3v595kbd8_wclmt80v700000gn/T/cabal-tmp-20742/HCodecs- 0.5.1'
Configuring HCodecs-0.5.1...
clang: warning: argument unused during compilation: '-nopie' [- Wunused-command-line-argument]
Preprocessing library for HCodecs-0.5.1..
Building library for HCodecs-0.5.1..
<command line>: cannot satisfy -package-id random-1.1- 7T1TXpwb46H1j0av1OnVaD
(use -v for more information)
cabal: Leaving directory '/var/folders/dy/q51p3v595kbd8_wclmt80v700000gn/T/cabal-tmp-20742/HCodecs- 0.5.1'
Failed to install Stream-0.4.7.2
Build log ( /Users/Mo/.cabal/logs/ghc-8.4.3/Stream-0.4.7.2- ES6rey5IgWg9tsXDghlP7Y.log ):
cabal: Entering directory '/var/folders/dy/q51p3v595kbd8_wclmt80v700000gn/T/cabal-tmp-20743/Stream- 0.4.7.2'
Warning: Stream.cabal:6:4: Tabs used as indentation at 6:4, 12:4, 13:4, 14:4,
15:4, 16:4, 17:4
Configuring Stream-0.4.7.2...
clang: warning: argument unused during compilation: '-nopie' [- Wunused-command-line-argument]
Preprocessing library for Stream-0.4.7.2..
Building library for Stream-0.4.7.2..
<command line>: cannot satisfy -package-id QuickCheck-2.11.3- 4Q6LQ7mN6Tj8otrLuHN0se
(use -v for more information)
cabal: Leaving directory '/var/folders/dy/q51p3v595kbd8_wclmt80v700000gn/T/cabal-tmp-20743/Stream- 0.4.7.2'
cabal: Error: some packages failed to install:
Euterpea-2.0.6-LLo28S848YneLemh6QUkK depends on Euterpea-2.0.6 which failed to
install.
HCodecs-0.5.1-BtnY8oBJJ5FGnsoQaqbvOm failed during the building phase. The
exception was:
ExitFailure 1
Stream-0.4.7.2-ES6rey5IgWg9tsXDghlP7Y failed during the building phase. The
exception was:
ExitFailure 1
arrows-0.4.4.2-GLke2GgDEro6Tzj3MGmTOB depends on arrows-0.4.4.2 which failed
to install.
Edit 3
It has been suggested below that multiple packages are botched and that I should try re-installing all of them (in a single command, i.e. cabal install random tf-random QuickCheck Euterpea --force-reinstalls.
However, if I write cabal install random tf-random QuickCheck Euterpea --force-reinstalls I receive the following code:
clang: warning: argument unused during compilation: '-nopie' [- Wunused-command-line-argument]
Resolving dependencies...
Warning: The following packages are likely to be broken by the reinstalls:
QuickCheck-2.11.3
Continuing even though the plan contains dangerous reinstalls.
Downloading erf-2.0.0.0...
Configuring random-1.1...
Configuring erf-2.0.0.0...
Building random-1.1...
Building erf-2.0.0.0...
Installed erf-2.0.0.0
Installed random-1.1
Downloading tf-random-0.5...
Configuring tf-random-0.5...
Building tf-random-0.5...
Failed to install tf-random-0.5
Build log ( /Users/Mo/.cabal/logs/ghc-8.4.3/tf-random-0.5- ADZoyzEXgHe6hyR0Bycce0.log ):
cabal: Entering directory '/var/folders/dy/q51p3v595kbd8_wclmt80v700000gn/T/cabal-tmp-21584/tf- random-0.5'
Configuring tf-random-0.5...
clang: warning: argument unused during compilation: '-nopie' [- Wunused-command-line-argument]
Preprocessing library for tf-random-0.5..
Building library for tf-random-0.5..
<command line>: cannot satisfy -package-id primitive-0.6.4.0- 9k41Y6ToOAE8KXK6VMGV2O
(use -v for more information)
cabal: Leaving directory '/var/folders/dy/q51p3v595kbd8_wclmt80v700000gn/T/cabal-tmp-21584/tf- random-0.5'
cabal: Error: some packages failed to install:
Euterpea-2.0.6-87WYqltNL8w8teqXOsc4TL depends on Euterpea-2.0.6 which failed
to install.
HCodecs-0.5.1-DrGKEnNk6EBHti2goL6KP5 depends on HCodecs-0.5.1 which. failed to
install.
QuickCheck-2.12.6.1-KuXpgimNOXzF2SmGPEs5LR depends on QuickCheck- 2.12.6.1
which failed to install.
Stream-0.4.7.2-FedzVSwUnWMDxlzmPNWt7x depends on Stream-0.4.7.2 which failed
to install.
arrows-0.4.4.2-EGvZPpby4BcD99TcXDoCg4 depends on arrows-0.4.4.2 which. failed
to install.
tf-random-0.5-ADZoyzEXgHe6hyR0Bycce0 failed during the building phase. The
exception was:
ExitFailure 1
What can I do to install Euterpea?
Installing the Euterpea package
This answer uses LTS 12.26 as I've verified it works, but this should work for most LTS releases (see bottom of step 2 for details).
Make a new Stack project:
stack new euter-test
cd euter-test
Edit stack.yaml and set the LTS to 12.26 and extra-deps to specify the versions of packages that aren't present in the LTS but are present on Hackage:
resolver: lts-12.26
...
extra-deps:
- Euterpea-2.0.6
- PortMidi-0.1.6.1
- arrows-0.4.4.2
- Stream-0.4.7.2
- lazysmallcheck-0.6
The errors you were getting on the Stack install ("PortMidi must match ==0.1.6.1, but the stack configuration has no specified version") indicate that a package you're using requires a particular version of a library, but the package repository (LTS snapshot) doesn't contain that library, so you need to specify it explicitly. Stack then prints which library and version is missing, so you can just keep trying stack build and adding the libraries until the build succeeds.
We use LTS 12.26 here, but by adding the extra-deps packages as described above, you should be able to get it working on any LTS.
Edit package.yaml and add Euterpea to the list of dependencies:
dependencies:
...
- Euterpea
A simple test in app/Main.hs:
module Main where
import Euterpea
main :: IO ()
main = play $ c 4 qn
Run stack build:
lazysmallcheck-0.6: download
heap-1.0.4: download
heap-1.0.4: configure
HCodecs-0.5.1: download
PortMidi-0.1.6.1: download
heap-1.0.4: build
lazysmallcheck-0.6: configure
lazysmallcheck-0.6: build
HCodecs-0.5.1: configure
HCodecs-0.5.1: build
PortMidi-0.1.6.1: configure
heap-1.0.4: copy/register
lazysmallcheck-0.6: copy/register
PortMidi-0.1.6.1: build
Stream-0.4.7.2: download
Stream-0.4.7.2: configure
Stream-0.4.7.2: build
Stream-0.4.7.2: copy/register
PortMidi-0.1.6.1: copy/register
arrows-0.4.4.2: download
arrows-0.4.4.2: configure
arrows-0.4.4.2: build
arrows-0.4.4.2: copy/register
HCodecs-0.5.1: copy/register
Euterpea-2.0.6: download
Euterpea-2.0.6: configure
Euterpea-2.0.6: build
Euterpea-2.0.6: copy/register
Building all executables for `euter' once. After a successful build of all of them, only specified executables will be rebuilt.
euter-0.1.0.0: configure (lib + exe)
Configuring euter-0.1.0.0...
euter-0.1.0.0: build (lib + exe)
Preprocessing library for euter-0.1.0.0..
Building library for euter-0.1.0.0..
[1 of 2] Compiling Lib ( src/Lib.hs, .stack-work/dist/x86_64-linux/Cabal-2.2.0.1/build/Lib.o )
[2 of 2] Compiling Paths_euter ( .stack-work/dist/x86_64-linux/Cabal-2.2.0.1/build/autogen/Paths_euter.hs, .stack-work/dist/x86_64-linux/Cabal-2.2.0.1/build/Paths_euter.o )
Preprocessing executable 'euter-exe' for euter-0.1.0.0..
Building executable 'euter-exe' for euter-0.1.0.0..
[1 of 2] Compiling Main ( app/Main.hs, .stack-work/dist/x86_64-linux/Cabal-2.2.0.1/build/euter-exe/euter-exe-tmp/Main.o )
[2 of 2] Compiling Paths_euter ( .stack-work/dist/x86_64-linux/Cabal-2.2.0.1/build/euter-exe/autogen/Paths_euter.hs, .stack-work/dist/x86_64-linux/Cabal-2.2.0.1/build/euter-exe/euter-exe-tmp/Paths_euter.o )
Linking .stack-work/dist/x86_64-linux/Cabal-2.2.0.1/build/euter-exe/euter-exe ...
euter-0.1.0.0: copy/register
Installing library in <...>
Installing executable euter-exe in <...>
Registering library for euter-0.1.0.0..
Running the executable produced by the project should emit a tone if you're running a MIDI synthesiser:
stack exec euter-test-exe
Troubleshooting
If you get an error like *** Exception: No MIDI outputs!, then you're not running a MIDI synthesiser (see below). Make sure you run it in the background (eg. in another terminal).
If you don't get an error but there's no audio output, try running devices in GHCI to see what outputs are available, and then use playDev x instead of play, where x is the OutputDeviceID of the synth input port. Eg:
> devices
Input devices:
InputDeviceID 1 Midi Through Port-0
Output devices:
OutputDeviceID 0 Midi Through Port-0
OutputDeviceID 2 Synth input port (25952:0)
> playDev 2 $ c 4 qn
If you run devices and don't see any synth input ports, but you have fluidsynth running in the background, then you might need to restart ghci and try again.
Running a MIDI synthesiser
Here's a quick step-by-step to get Fluidsynth running on Debian (with guesses at a Mac setup along the way).
Install fluidsynth:
On Debian this is sudo apt install fluidsynth, on mac it could be brew install fluidsynth - there's quite a few articles on how to do this, just google it if in doubt.
Run fluidsynth:
On Debian using ALSA this is
fluidsynth -s -a alsa -m alsa_seq /usr/share/sounds/sf2/FluidR3_GM.sf2
Instructing fluidsynth to run in server mode, use alsa as the audio driver and alsa_seq as the MIDI driver, and use the soundfont FluidR3_GM.sf2 (should be installed as part of the fluidsynth install).
On Mac, it seems like the correct commandline is:
fluidsynth -s -a coreaudio -m coremidi /usr/share/sounds/sf2/FluidR3_GM.sf2
If you can't find the FluidR3_GM.sf2 file then it's likely it's been installed in a different location. As a last resort, you can just download a soundfont file and use that rather than the one provided by FluidSynth.
After running this, you should be given a prompt and maybe a few warnings, and fluidsynth will be running. Make sure it's running before using Euterpea, and keep it running while using Euterpea.

Haskell Stack failing to install easyrender

I have GHC 8.0.2 installed on a Haskell stack, and I need a certain number of packages on it for my project, one being easyrender.
I install it using the following command, which works for all other package installations:
stack install easyrender
I get the following output:
easyrender-0.1.1.2: configure
-- While building package easyrender-0.1.1.2 using:
/home/nathan/.stack/programs/x86_64-linux/ghc-8.0.2/bin/ghc --make -odir /tmp/stack5987/easyrender-0.1.1.2/.stack-work/dist/x86_64-linux/Cabal-1.24.2.0/setup -hidir /tmp/stack5987/easyrender-0.1.1.2/.stack-work/dist/x86_64-linux/Cabal-1.24.2.0/setup -i -i. -clear-package-db -global-package-db -package-db=/home/nathan/.stack/snapshots/x86_64-linux/ghc-8.0.2/8.0.2/pkgdb -package-db=/home/nathan/.stack/global-project/.stack-work/install/x86_64-linux/ghc-8.0.2/8.0.2/pkgdb -hide-all-packages -package-id=base-4.9.1.0 -package-id=superdoc-0.1.2.5-9gGVGYAJpHrGct376cUN41 -optP-include -optP/tmp/stack5987/easyrender-0.1.1.2/.stack-work/dist/x86_64-linux/Cabal-1.24.2.0/setup/setup_macros.h /tmp/stack5987/easyrender-0.1.1.2/Setup.hs /home/nathan/.stack/setup-exe-src/setup-shim-mPHDZzAJ.hs -main-is StackSetupShim.mainOverride -o /tmp/stack5987/easyrender-0.1.1.2/.stack-work/dist/x86_64-linux/Cabal-1.24.2.0/setup/setup -threaded
Process exited with code: ExitFailure 1
Logs have been written to: /home/nathan/.stack/global-project/.stack-work/logs/easyrender-0.1.1.2.log
[1 of 2] Compiling Main ( /tmp/stack5987/easyrender-0.1.1.2/Setup.hs, /tmp/stack5987/easyrender-0.1.1.2/.stack-work/dist/x86_64-linux/Cabal-1.24.2.0/setup/Main.o )
[2 of 2] Compiling StackSetupShim ( /home/nathan/.stack/setup-exe-src/setup-shim-mPHDZzAJ.hs, /tmp/stack5987/easyrender-0.1.1.2/.stack-work/dist/x86_64-linux/Cabal-1.24.2.0/setup/StackSetupShim.o )
/home/nathan/.stack/setup-exe-src/setup-shim-mPHDZzAJ.hs:3:1: error:
Failed to load interface for ‘Distribution.PackageDescription’
It is a member of the hidden package ‘Cabal-2.0.1.0’.
It is a member of the hidden package ‘Cabal-1.24.2.0’.
Use -v to see a list of the files searched for.
/home/nathan/.stack/setup-exe-src/setup-shim-mPHDZzAJ.hs:4:1: error:
Failed to load interface for ‘Distribution.Simple’
It is a member of the hidden package ‘Cabal-2.0.1.0’.
It is a member of the hidden package ‘Cabal-1.24.2.0’.
Use -v to see a list of the files searched for.
/home/nathan/.stack/setup-exe-src/setup-shim-mPHDZzAJ.hs:5:1: error:
Failed to load interface for ‘Distribution.Simple.Build’
It is a member of the hidden package ‘Cabal-2.0.1.0’.
It is a member of the hidden package ‘Cabal-1.24.2.0’.
Use -v to see a list of the files searched for.
/home/nathan/.stack/setup-exe-src/setup-shim-mPHDZzAJ.hs:6:1: error:
Failed to load interface for ‘Distribution.Simple.Setup’
It is a member of the hidden package ‘Cabal-2.0.1.0’.
It is a member of the hidden package ‘Cabal-1.24.2.0’.
Use -v to see a list of the files searched for.
/home/nathan/.stack/setup-exe-src/setup-shim-mPHDZzAJ.hs:7:1: error:
Failed to load interface for ‘Distribution.Simple.LocalBuildInfo’
It is a member of the hidden package ‘Cabal-2.0.1.0’.
It is a member of the hidden package ‘Cabal-1.24.2.0’.
Use -v to see a list of the files searched for.
Since Cabal seems to be a problem, I tried running stack install Cabal, but that doesn't do anything. The log file referenced just says the same thing as the output.
Ideas?
Nathan
This is a bug in the easyrender package description. Note that cabal-install's "new-build" encounters the same problem. See my comment on this stack issue: https://github.com/commercialhaskell/stack/issues/3560#issuecomment-344075524
Workaround is as described by Thomas's answer, and also in the issue at https://github.com/commercialhaskell/stack/issues/3560#issuecomment-343980627
The next stack release will emit a warning about this circumstance, which should reduce confusion in the future.
Unfortunately, easyrender does not have an issue tracker, it appears to only have a hackage page. I have emailed the author requesting that he fix this.
No such problems with cabal-install:
% cabal install easyrender
Resolving dependencies...
Downloading superdoc-0.1.2.5...
Configuring superdoc-0.1.2.5...
Building superdoc-0.1.2.5...
Installed superdoc-0.1.2.5
Downloading easyrender-0.1.1.2...
Configuring easyrender-0.1.1.2...
Building easyrender-0.1.1.2...
Installed easyrender-0.1.1.2
So I'm guessing this is an issue with stack handling non-simple builds in a different manner. Namely, cabal-install seems to assume Cabal is a dependency of the setup.hs while stack does not.
Just to check, I tried and could produce your same issue but adding Cabal to the setup-depends: line of the easyrender.cabal made it work fine.

cabal install regex-dfa fails

I'm trying to install the regex-dfa package. I installed other regex packages like regex-tdfa, and they worked fine.
However, when I run sudo cabal install regex-dfa I get an error message:
Resolving dependencies...
[1 of 1] Compiling Main ( /tmp/regex-dfa-0.91-9125/regex-dfa-0.91/Setup.hs, /tmp/regex-dfa-0.91-9125/regex-dfa-0.91/dist/setup/Main.o )
Linking /tmp/regex-dfa-0.91-9125/regex-dfa-0.91/dist/setup/setup ...
Configuring regex-dfa-0.91...
Warning: No 'build-type' specified. If you do not need a custom Setup.hs or
./configure script then use 'build-type: Simple'.
Building regex-dfa-0.91...
Preprocessing library regex-dfa-0.91...
Text/Regex/DFA/Wrap.hs:1:16: Warning:
-fglasgow-exts is deprecated: Use individual extensions instead
<no location info>:
Failing due to -Werror.
Failed to install regex-dfa-0.91
cabal: Error: some packages failed to install:
regex-dfa-0.91 failed during the building phase. The exception was:
ExitFailure 1
What can I do about this?
The package is very old, the last (and the only) upload was in 2007. Don't use it if you can. Or contact the maintainer and ask him to update the package.
To fix this particular issue, you can cabal unpack regex-dfa, remove the -Werror and then cabal install it. But I'm not sure you will get another build error after that.

windows install for Haskell Frp package?

I was trying to install the reactive banana package on Windows, with little success.
It seems to know about the packages, but fail on installation.
Any hints?
>cabal install Reactive
Resolving dependencies...
...
cabal: Error: some packages failed to install:
category-extras-0.53.5 failed during the building phase. The exception was:
ExitFailure 1
reactive-0.11.5 depends on category-extras-0.53.5 which failed to install.
>cabal install category-extras
Resolving dependencies...
Configuring category-extras-0.53.5...
...
cabal: Error: some packages failed to install:
category-extras-0.53.5 failed during the building phase. The exception was:
ExitFailure 1
>cabal install reactive-banana-wx
Resolving dependencies...
Downloading monads-tf-0.1.0.0...
Warning: monads-tf.cabal: A package using 'cabal-version: >=1.2.3' must use
section syntax. See the Cabal user guide for details.
...
setup.exe: wx-config: does not exist
cabal: Error: some packages failed to install:
reactive-banana-wx-0.3.0.1 depends on wxcore-0.12.1.7 which failed to install.
wx-0.12.1.6 depends on wxcore-0.12.1.7 which failed to install.
wxcore-0.12.1.7 failed during the configure step. The exception was:
ExitFailure 1
etc...
OK, I got all the wx-stuff installed - took several steps. wx-config, then wxWidgets, then install the Haskell parts (wx, wxcore, reactive-banana.wx). But the basic Reactive and category-extras still fail as above. - step 39 of 99 of category-extras fails:
[39 of 99] Compiling Control.Monad.Either ( src\Control\Monad\Either.hs, dist\bu
ild\Control\Monad\Either.o )
src\Control\Monad\Either.hs:44:10:
Duplicate instance declarations:
instance Monad (Either e)
-- Defined at src\Control\Monad\Either.hs:44:10-25
instance Monad (Either e) -- Defined in Control.Monad.Instances
src\Control\Monad\Either.hs:49:10:
Duplicate instance declarations:
instance Applicative (Either e)
-- Defined at src\Control\Monad\Either.hs:49:10-31
instance Applicative (Either e) -- Defined in Control.Applicative
src\Control\Monad\Either.hs:53:10:
Duplicate instance declarations:
instance MonadFix (Either e)
-- Defined at src\Control\Monad\Either.hs:53:10-28
instance MonadFix (Either e) -- Defined in Control.Monad.Fix
cabal: Error: some packages failed to install:
category-extras-0.53.5 failed during the building phase. The exception was:
ExitFailure 1
Update:
I find the Wx universe for Haskell a bit of a mess. There are lots of notes on this and descriptions of issues with wx & wxHaskell on windows, requiring old versions of GHC in some suggestions, etc. The code is not compatible with current MSoft compilers, so require other compiler installs, etc. All in all fairly disappointing to me after a few hours of poking at it. I did install wx-config, wxPack, wxWidgets, then wxHaskell, and then from cabal wx & wxcore; all reported success - still it failed (wxmsw28_gcc.dll not found; although it is in the library). Their initial tests (samples/controls...) fail. All of the samples links and many more are broken on the wxWidgets and wxHaskell pages. After a reboot (?!) it does seem to run some tests - so I am hoping for success now.
I was hoping for a magic "apt-get install" like experience.
For FRP -- The FRP examples (in leksah) give lots of: "Link destinations not found for..." error messages, but so far now do run.
All in all it from my experience it seems like wxHaskell and FRP don't seem very easy to use on Windows. Certainly not something I'd assign to a class to try as a good example of Haskell's ease and utility! :-)
I appreciate all the complexity and work involved in these packages, and don't mean to complain - just an experience report. Perhaps the wxHaskell packages are not commonly used, or ..??
Note that you have to include the "banana" in "reactive-banana". :-)
cabal install reactive-banana
cabal install reactive-banana-wx
In other words, Reactive is not the package you are looking for, reactive-banana is. (The Reactive package is an older experiment by Conal Elliott with similar goals, but it has a few systemic bugs and has now bitrotted a bit.)
It looks like there's a windows port of wx-config here. I'd be surprised if it isn't in wx-core already. Do you have the WX c library installed? It is needed - the Haskell package is just bindings to the C library.

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