Fail to install cairo haskell bindings on windows - haskell

Question

I am trying to install cairo-0.12.4 Haskell package on Windows 7. I first downloaded and unpacked Gtk+2 and added its bin subdir to PATH. I then tried to run cabal with extra libs and includes:
cabal --extra-lib-dirs="d:\Program Files (x86)\Gtk+\lib"
--extra-include-dirs="d:\Program Files (x86)\Gtk+\include" install
But I got the following error
Reading available packages...
Choosing modular solver.
Resolving dependencies...
Ready to install cairo-0.12.4
Waiting for install task to finish...
Extracting
C:\Users\abailly\AppData\Roaming\cabal\packages\hackage.haskell.org\cairo\0.12.4\cairo-0.12.4.tar.gz
to C:\Users\abailly\AppData\Local\Temp\cairo-0.12.4-2368...
Updating cairo.cabal with the latest revision from the index.
creating
C:\Users\abailly\AppData\Local\Temp\cairo-0.12.4-2368\cairo-0.12.4\dist\setup
creating
C:\Users\abailly\AppData\Local\Temp\cairo-0.12.4-2368\cairo-0.12.4\dist
creating
C:\Users\abailly\AppData\Local\Temp\cairo-0.12.4-2368\cairo-0.12.4\dist\setup
d:\Program Files (x86)\Haskell Platform\2012.2.0.0\bin\ghc.exe --make C:\Users\abailly\AppData\Local\Temp\cairo-0.12.4-2368\cairo-
0.12.4\Setup.hs -o C:\Users\abailly\AppData\Local\Temp\cairo-0.12.4-2368\cairo-0.12.4\dist\setup\setup.exe -odir C:\Users\abailly\
AppData\Local\Temp\cairo-0.12.4-2368\cairo-0.12.4\dist\setup -hidir C:\Users\abailly\AppData\Local\Temp\cairo-0.12.4-2368\cairo-0.
12.4\dist\setup -i -iC:\Users\abailly\AppData\Local\Temp\cairo-0.12.4-2368\cairo-0.12.4 -package Cabal-1.14.0
[1 of 2] Compiling SetupWrapper ( C:\Users\abailly\AppData\Local\Temp\cairo-0.12.4-2368\cairo-0.12.4\SetupWrapper.hs, C:\Users
\abailly\AppData\Local\Temp\cairo-0.12.4-2368\cairo-0.12.4\dist\setup\SetupWrapper.o )
[2 of 2] Compiling Main ( C:\Users\abailly\AppData\Local\Temp\cairo-0.12.4-2368\cairo-0.12.4\Setup.hs, C:\Users\abaill
y\AppData\Local\Temp\cairo-0.12.4-2368\cairo-0.12.4\dist\setup\Main.o )
Linking C:\Users\abailly\AppData\Local\Temp\cairo-0.12.4-2368\cairo-0.12.4\dist\setup\setup.exe ...
C:\Users\abailly\AppData\Local\Temp\cairo-0.12.4-2368\cairo-0.12.4\dist\setup\setup.exe
configure --verbose=2 --ghc --prefix=C:\Users\abailly\AppData\Roaming\cabal
--user --flags=cairo_svg --flags=cairo_ps --flags=cairo_pdf
--extra-include-dirs=D:\Program Files (x86)\Gtk+\include
--extra-lib-dirs=D:\Program Files (x86)\Gtk+\lib --constraint=mtl ==2.1.2
--constraint=bytestring ==0.9.2.1 --constraint=base ==4.5.0.0
--constraint=array ==0.4.0.0 --disable-tests --disable-benchmarks
[1 of 2] Compiling Gtk2HsSetup ( Gtk2HsSetup.hs, dist\setup-wrapper\Gtk2HsSetup.o )
[2 of 2] Compiling Main ( SetupMain.hs, dist\setup-wrapper\Main.o )
Linking dist/setup-wrapper\setup.exe ...
Configuring cairo-0.12.4...
Flags chosen: cairo_svg=True, cairo_ps=True, cairo_pdf=True
Dependency array ==0.4.0.0: using array-0.4.0.0
Dependency base ==4.5.0.0: using base-4.5.0.0
Dependency bytestring ==0.9.2.1: using bytestring-0.9.2.1
Dependency mtl ==2.1.2: using mtl-2.1.2
Dependency cairo-pdf -any: using version 1.10.2
Dependency cairo-ps -any: using version 1.10.2
Dependency cairo-svg -any: using version 1.10.2
Dependency cairo >=1.2.0: using version 1.10.2
Using Cabal-1.14.0 compiled by ghc-7.4
Using compiler: ghc-7.4.1
Using install prefix: C:\Users\abailly\AppData\Roaming\cabal
Binaries installed in: C:\Users\abailly\AppData\Roaming\cabal\bin
Libraries installed in:
C:\Users\abailly\AppData\Roaming\cabal\cairo-0.12.4\ghc-7.4.1
Private binaries installed in:
C:\Users\abailly\AppData\Roaming\cabal\cairo-0.12.4
Data files installed in: C:\Users\abailly\AppData\Roaming\cabal\cairo-0.12.4
Documentation installed in:
C:\Users\abailly\AppData\Roaming\cabal\doc\cairo-0.12.4
Using alex version 3.0.1 found on system at: d:\Program Files (x86)\Haskell
Platform\2012.2.0.0\lib\extralibs\bin\alex.exe
Using ar found on system at: d:\Program Files (x86)\Haskell
Platform\2012.2.0.0\mingw\bin\ar.exe
No c2hs found
Using cpphs version 1.16 found on system at:
c:\Users\abailly\AppData\Roaming\cabal\bin\cpphs.exe
No ffihugs found
Using gcc version 4.5.2 found on system at: d:\Program Files (x86)\Haskell
Platform\2012.2.0.0\mingw\bin\gcc.exe
Using ghc version 7.4.1 found on system at: d:\Program Files (x86)\Haskell
Platform\2012.2.0.0\bin\ghc.exe
Using ghc-pkg version 7.4.1 found on system at: d:\Program Files (x86)\Haskell
Platform\2012.2.0.0\bin\ghc-pkg.exe
No greencard found
Using gtk2hsC2hs version 0.13.6 found on system at:
c:\Users\abailly\AppData\Roaming\cabal\bin\gtk2hsC2hs.exe
Using gtk2hsHookGenerator found on system at:
c:\Users\abailly\AppData\Roaming\cabal\bin\gtk2hsHookGenerator.exe
Using gtk2hsTypeGen found on system at:
c:\Users\abailly\AppData\Roaming\cabal\bin\gtk2hsTypeGen.exe
Using haddock version 2.10.0 found on system at: d:\Program Files
(x86)\Haskell Platform\2012.2.0.0\bin\haddock.exe
Using happy version 1.18.9 found on system at: d:\Program Files (x86)\Haskell
Platform\2012.2.0.0\lib\extralibs\bin\happy.exe
No hmake found
Using hpc version 0.6 found on system at: d:\Program Files (x86)\Haskell
Platform\2012.2.0.0\bin\hpc.exe
Using hsc2hs version 0.67 found on system at: d:\Program Files (x86)\Haskell
Platform\2012.2.0.0\bin\hsc2hs.exe
Using hscolour version 1.20 found on system at:
c:\Users\abailly\AppData\Roaming\cabal\bin\HsColour.exe
No hugs found
No jhc found
Using ld found on system at: d:\Program Files (x86)\Haskell
Platform\2012.2.0.0\mingw\bin\ld.exe
No lhc found
No lhc-pkg found
No nhc98 found
Using pkg-config version 0.26 found on system at: d:\Program Files
(x86)\Gtk+\bin\pkg-config.exe
Using ranlib found on system at: d:\Program Files (x86)\Haskell
Platform\2012.2.0.0\mingw\bin\ranlib.exe
Using strip found on system at: d:\Program Files (x86)\Haskell
Platform\2012.2.0.0\mingw\bin\strip.exe
Using tar found on system at: D:\Program Files (x86)\Git\bin\tar.exe
No uhc found
d:\Program Files (x86)\Gtk+\bin\pkg-config.exe --modversion cairo-pdf
d:\Program Files (x86)\Gtk+\bin\pkg-config.exe --modversion cairo-ps
d:\Program Files (x86)\Gtk+\bin\pkg-config.exe --modversion cairo-svg
d:\Program Files (x86)\Gtk+\bin\pkg-config.exe --modversion cairo
setup.exe: Missing dependencies on foreign libraries:
* Missing C libraries: z, cairo
This problem can usually be solved by installing the system packages that
provide these libraries (you may need the "-dev" versions). If the libraries
are already installed but in a non-standard location then you can use the
flags --extra-include-dirs= and --extra-lib-dirs= to specify where they are.
Failed to install cairo-0.12.4
cabal.exe: Error: some packages failed to install:
Chart-0.16 depends on cairo-0.12.4 which failed to install.
cairo-0.12.4 failed during the configure step. The exception was:
ExitFailure 1
splot-0.3.8 depends on cairo-0.12.4 which failed to install.
When I try to install cairo directly, I got the following:
d:\Program Files (x86)\Gtk+\bin\pkg-config.exe --modversion cairo-pdf
d:\Program Files (x86)\Gtk+\bin\pkg-config.exe --modversion cairo-ps
d:\Program Files (x86)\Gtk+\bin\pkg-config.exe --modversion cairo-svg
d:\Program Files (x86)\Gtk+\bin\pkg-config.exe --modversion cairo
setup.exe: Missing dependencies on foreign libraries:
* Missing C libraries: z, cairo
This problem can usually be solved by installing the system packages that
provide these libraries (you may need the "-dev" versions). If the libraries
are already installed but in a non-standard location then you can use the
flags --extra-include-dirs= and --extra-lib-dirs= to specify where they are.
Failed to install cairo-0.12.4
World file is already up to date.
cabal.exe: Error: some packages failed to install:
cairo-0.12.4 failed during the configure step. The exception was:
ExitFailure 1
I am clueless...

Answer 1

If you read the error message:
* Missing C libraries: z, cairo
It is saying you need to install the libraries (and header files) for the libraries libz and cairo. On *nix systems this usually means just installing the -dev versions of these packages with your package manager. On windows I assume you'd download the source version of the library and install.

Answer 2

I got this problem. In my case it was a mismatch between a 64-bit ghc and a 32-bit cairo dll

Answer 3

I moved the Gtk+ library to D:\soft\gtk+\ and everything runs fine. The path to Gtk+ contain space which does not seem to be correctly interpreted by cabal/ghc, although I double-quoted it:
--extra-lib-dirs="d:\Program Files (x86)\Gtk+\lib"
Solution: Put gtk+ in a space-free location.
Update: Now, it fails to install Chart-0.16 with an even more cryptic error:
Loading package Win32-2.2.2.0 ... linking ... done.
Loading package array-0.4.0.0 ... linking ... done.
Loading package deepseq-1.3.0.0 ... linking ... done.
Loading package old-locale-1.0.0.4 ... linking ... done.
Loading package time-1.4 ... linking ... done.
Loading package containers-0.4.2.1 ... linking ... done.
Loading package transformers-0.3.0.0 ... linking ... done.
Loading package data-accessor-0.2.2.3 ... linking ... done.
Loading package pretty-1.1.1.0 ... linking ... done.
Loading package template-haskell ... linking ... done.
Loading package utility-ht-0.0.8 ... linking ... done.
Loading package data-accessor-template-0.2.1.10 ... linking ... done.
Loading package colour-2.3.3 ... linking ... done.
Loading package mtl-2.1.2 ... linking ... done.
*** gcc:
"D:\Program Files (x86)\Haskell Platform\2012.2.0.0\lib/../mingw/bin/gcc.exe" "-fno-stack-protector" "-Wl,--hash-size=31" "-Wl,--r
educe-memory-overheads" "-LC:\Users\abailly\AppData\Roaming\cabal\cairo-0.12.4\ghc-7.4.1" "-Ld:/soft/Gtk+/lib" "--print-file-name"
"libz.dll"
*** gcc:
"D:\Program Files (x86)\Haskell Platform\2012.2.0.0\lib/../mingw/bin/gcc.exe" "-fno-stack-protector" "-Wl,--hash-size=31" "-Wl,--r
educe-memory-overheads" "-LC:\Users\abailly\AppData\Roaming\cabal\cairo-0.12.4\ghc-7.4.1" "-Ld:/soft/Gtk+/lib" "--print-file-name"
"libcairo-2.dll"
Loading package cairo-0.12.4 ... d:\Program Files (x86)\Haskell Platform\2012.2.0.0\bin\ghc.exe returned
ExitFailure 1
Failed to install Chart-0.16
cabal.exe: Error: some packages failed to install:
Chart-0.16 failed during the building phase. The exception was:
ExitFailure 1
splot-0.3.8 depends on Chart-0.16 which failed to install.
I suspect this is due to a linking error as the compilation runs fine when I execute the following command which is what cabal outputs in debug mode:
"D:\\Program Files (x86)\\Haskell Platform\\2012.2.0.0\\bin\\ghc.exe"
"--make" "-v" "-fbuilding-cabal-package" "-O" "-odir" "dist\\build"
"-hidir" "dist\\build" "-stubdir" "dist\\build" "-i" "-idist\\build"
"-i." "-idist\\build\\autogen" "-Idist\\build\\autogen"
"-Idist\\build" "-optP-include"
"-optPdist\\build\\autogen\\cabal_macros.h" "-package-name"
"Chart-0.16" "-hide-all-packages" "-package-conf"
"dist\\package.conf.inplace" "-package-id"
"array-0.4.0.0-3cf1bc3f5cd0078adea24752c18081b9" "-package-id"
"base-4.5.0.0-597748f6f53a7442bcae283373264bb6" "-package-id"
"cairo-0.12.4-f04021ea456c901e8d05395a31f7a861" "-package-id"
"colour-2.3.3-4eaa610bb6d825a7334e1b3de448f6c0" "-package-id"
"data-accessor-0.2.2.3-5477c48e3478339fdff299c536a033c6" "-package-id"
"data-accessor-template-0.2.1.10-28ee96821fd908880f3a49417c4da548"
"-package-id" "mtl-2.1.2-7ec8bbada2af74b49c6e4aeea2889fdc"
"-package-id" "old-locale-1.0.0.4-29bd50ed2bb4a20928338f52e4ab1b71"
"-package-id" "time-1.4-01d7bf22d87e70510fe9ee4c4434b3ab"
"-XHaskell98" "Graphics.Rendering.Chart"
"Graphics.Rendering.Chart.Types" "Graphics.Rendering.Chart.Renderable"
"Graphics.Rendering.Chart.Axis"
"Graphics.Rendering.Chart.Axis.Floating"
"Graphics.Rendering.Chart.Axis.Indexed"
"Graphics.Rendering.Chart.Axis.Int"
"Graphics.Rendering.Chart.Axis.LocalTime"
"Graphics.Rendering.Chart.Axis.Types"
"Graphics.Rendering.Chart.Axis.Unit" "Graphics.Rendering.Chart.Layout"
"Graphics.Rendering.Chart.Legend" "Graphics.Rendering.Chart.Simple"
"Graphics.Rendering.Chart.Simple.Internal"
"Graphics.Rendering.Chart.Grid" "Graphics.Rendering.Chart.Plot"
"Graphics.Rendering.Chart.Plot.Types"
"Graphics.Rendering.Chart.Plot.Annotation"
"Graphics.Rendering.Chart.Plot.AreaSpots"
"Graphics.Rendering.Chart.Plot.Bars"
"Graphics.Rendering.Chart.Plot.Candle"
"Graphics.Rendering.Chart.Plot.ErrBars"
"Graphics.Rendering.Chart.Plot.FillBetween"
"Graphics.Rendering.Chart.Plot.Hidden"
"Graphics.Rendering.Chart.Plot.Lines"
"Graphics.Rendering.Chart.Plot.Pie"
"Graphics.Rendering.Chart.Plot.Points"
"Graphics.Rendering.Chart.SparkLine" "-hide-package" "monads-tf"
I am even more puzzled...
Update (2): When I run cabal install > out 2>&1 it succeeds!