EvilLinker, stage 1

Build/EvilLinker.hs

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+{- Allows linking haskell programs too big for all the files to fit in a
+ - command line.
+ -
+ -
+ - Copyright 2013 Joey Hess <joey@kitenet.net>
+ -
+ - Licensed under the GNU GPL version 3 or higher.
+ -}
+
+module Main where
+
+import Data.Maybe
+import Data.Either
+import Data.List
+import Text.Parsec
+import Text.Parsec.String
+import Control.Applicative ((<$>))
+import Control.Monad
+
+import Utility.Monad
+import Utility.Process
+
+data CmdParams = CmdParams String String
+	deriving (Show)
+
+parseGhcLink :: Parser CmdParams
+parseGhcLink = do
+	many prelinklines
+	linkheaderline
+	char '"'
+	gcccmd <- many1 (noneOf "\"")
+	string "\" "
+	gccparams <- restOfLine
+	return $ CmdParams gcccmd gccparams
+  where
+	linkheaderline = do
+		string "*** Linker"
+		restOfLine
+	prelinklines = do
+		notFollowedBy linkheaderline
+		restOfLine
+
+restOfLine :: Parser String
+restOfLine = newline `after` many (noneOf "\n")
+
+getOutput :: String -> [String] -> IO String
+getOutput cmd params = do
+	putStrLn $ unwords [cmd, show params]
+	(log, ok) <- processTranscript cmd params Nothing
+	unless ok $
+		error $ cmd ++ " failed:\n\n" ++ log
+	return log
+
+runParser' :: Parser a -> String -> a
+runParser' p s = either (error . show) id (parse p "" s)
+
+main = do
+	ghcout <- getOutput "cabal"
+		["build", "--ghc-options=-v -keep-tmp-files"]
+	print $ runParser' parseGhcLink ghcout

standalone/windows/build-simple.sh

@@ -28,8 +28,11 @@ withcyg cabal build || true
 
 # Works around link failure https://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/8596
 # using a response file.
-withcyg rm -f build.log gcc.opt
-withcyg cabal build --ghc-options='-v -keep-tmp-files' > build.log 2>&1 || true
-withcyg grep 'dist\\build\\git-annex\\git-annex.exe' build.log | withcyg grep -v Linking | withcyg sed -e 's/^"[^"]*" //' -e 's/\\/\//g' > gcc.opt
-PATH="$HP/mingw/bin:$PATH"
-gcc @gcc.opt
+ghc --make Build/EvilLinker
+Build/EvilLinker
+
+#withcyg rm -f build.log gcc.opt
+#withcyg cabal build --ghc-options='-v -keep-tmp-files' > build.log 2>&1 || true
+#withcyg grep 'dist\\build\\git-annex\\git-annex.exe' build.log | withcyg grep -v Linking | withcyg sed -e 's/^"[^"]*" //' -e 's/\\/\//g' > gcc.opt
+#PATH="$HP/mingw/bin:$PATH"
+#gcc @gcc.opt