bnfc 2.9.4 does not build with ventura m1

[chenrui333]

Trying to build bnfc 2.9.4 on my macOS ventura-arm, but ran into some build error log as below:

xxx/02.cabal:
Building     string-qq-0.0.4 (lib)
Building     alex-3.2.7.1 (exe:alex)
Building     cabal-doctest-1.0.9 (lib)
Installing   string-qq-0.0.4 (lib)
Completed    string-qq-0.0.4 (lib)
Installing   cabal-doctest-1.0.9 (lib)
Completed    cabal-doctest-1.0.9 (lib)
Installing   alex-3.2.7.1 (exe:alex)
Completed    alex-3.2.7.1 (exe:alex)
Installing   happy-1.20.0 (exe:happy)
Completed    happy-1.20.0 (exe:happy)
Starting     BNFC-2.9.4 (all, legacy fallback)
Error: cabal: Failed to build BNFC-2.9.4. The failure occurred during the
configure step. The build process segfaulted (i.e. SIGSEGV).

Full error log in here, https://gist.github.com/85fc779cbeca09efc6206699e704d3d3

[andreasabel]

Rui Chen @chenrui333, thanks for the issue report!
You seem to install via homebrew, but I am not maintaining the homebrew formula, so you might want to report the problem there.
This could also be a problem with the GHC compiler version (9.2.4) that homebrew is using. There are still problems with GHC and ARM, e.g. I found https://gitlab.haskell.org/ghc/ghc/-/issues/21964. This one is fixed in GHC 9.2.5.

Please try whether you can install BNFC with GHC 9.2.5:

• get GHC 9.2.5 and cabal via ghcup: https://www.haskell.org/ghcup/
• cabal install BNFC

[chenrui333]

You seem to install via homebrew, but I am not maintaining the homebrew formula, so you might want to report the problem there.

I am the homebrew maintainer. :D

[andreasabel]

I am the homebrew maintainer. :D

Great to have the homebrew maintainer chiming in!

So, how can I be of help?
Do you think GHC 9.2.5 may fix the problem? (However, I don't know when 9.2.5 will be available on homebrew.)

[andreasabel]

Any updates on this @chenrui333 ? Does it work now?