Windows build/install instructions

[jmn]

Hi,
I would like to install and/or build Yi on Windows, but I can't seem to find instructions on how to do so. Also, might it be a good idea to add AppVeyor CI (like Travis CI) to automatically ensure the code builds on Windows.

[noughtmare]

What have you tried? We don't officially support windows, but the pango frontend should work. AFAIK Using stack install yi should still work on windows.

[jmn]

Thanks, I tried:

> stack install yi

Error: While constructing the build plan, the following exceptions were encountered:

In the dependencies for unix-2.7.2.0:
    unbuildable must match <0, but the stack configuration has no specified version

Plan construction failed.

And cabal install yi -fpango :

Failed to install cairo-0.13.3.1
Build log ( C:\Users\jmn\AppData\Roaming\cabal\logs\cairo-0.13.3.1.log ):
Failed to install glib-0.13.4.1
Build log ( C:\Users\jmn\AppData\Roaming\cabal\logs\glib-0.13.4.1.log ):
Failed to install text-icu-0.7.0.1
Build log ( C:\Users\jmn\AppData\Roaming\cabal\logs\text-icu-0.7.0.1.log ):
Configuring text-icu-0.7.0.1...
setup-Simple-Cabal-1.22.5.0-x86_64-windows-ghc-7.10.3.exe: Missing
dependencies on foreign libraries:
* Missing C libraries: icuuc, icuin, icudt
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 terminfo-0.4.0.2
Build log ( C:\Users\jmn\AppData\Roaming\cabal\logs\terminfo-0.4.0.2.log ):

And from git:

C:\Users\jmn\git\yi>stack build

Error: While constructing the build plan, the following exceptions were encountered:

In the dependencies for unix-2.7.2.0:
    unbuildable must match <0, but the stack configuration has no specified version
needed due to yi-frontend-vty-0.13.5 -> unix-2.7.2.0

Plan construction failed.

[noughtmare]

Can you try stack install yi --flag yi:-vty that should disable the vty frontend (which requires unix).

[jmn]

Okay, currently stuck at trying to build glib and cairo:

> stack install yi --flag yi:-vty --extra-lib-dirs=c:\users\jmn\usr\local\lib
process-extras-0.4.1.4: configure
cairo-0.13.3.0: configure
process-extras-0.4.1.4: build
glib-0.13.4.0: configure
optparse-applicative-0.13.0.0: configure
process-extras-0.4.1.4: copy/register
optparse-applicative-0.13.0.0: build
optparse-applicative-0.13.0.0: copy/register
Progress: 4/21
--  While building package glib-0.13.4.0 using:
      C:\Users\jmn\AppData\Local\Programs\stack\x86_64-windows\ghc-8.0.1\bin\ghc.EXE --make -odir C:\Users\jmn\AppData\Local\Temp\stack8504\glib-0.13.4.0\.stack-work\dist\ca59d0ab\setup -hidir C:\Users\jmn\AppData\Local\Temp\stack8504\glib-0.13.4.0\.stack-work\dist\ca59d0ab\setup -i -i. -package=Cabal-1.24.2.0 -clear-package-db -global-package-db -package-db=C:\sr\snapshots\c77fadea\pkgdb C:\Users\jmn\AppData\Local\Temp\stack8504\glib-0.13.4.0\Setup.hs C:\sr\setup-exe-src\setup-shim-Z6RU0evB.hs -main-is StackSetupShim.mainOverride -o C:\Users\jmn\AppData\Local\Temp\stack8504\glib-0.13.4.0\.stack-work\dist\ca59d0ab\setup\setup -threaded
    Process exited with code: ExitFailure 1
    Logs have been written to: C:\Users\jmn\git\yi\.stack-work\logs\glib-0.13.4.0.log

    [1 of 2] Compiling Main             ( C:\Users\jmn\AppData\Local\Temp\stack8504\glib-0.13.4.0\Setup.hs, C:\Users\jmn\AppData\Local\Temp\stack8504\glib-0.13.4.0\.stack-work\dist\ca59d0ab\setup\Main.o )

    C:\Users\jmn\AppData\Local\Temp\stack8504\glib-0.13.4.0\Setup.hs:8:29: error:
        * Couldn't match expected type `Distribution.Simple.UserHooks.UserHooks'
                      with actual type `Cabal-1.24.0.0:Distribution.Simple.UserHooks.UserHooks'
          NB: `Cabal-1.24.0.0:Distribution.Simple.UserHooks.UserHooks'
                is defined in `Distribution.Simple.UserHooks'
                    in package `Cabal-1.24.0.0'
              `Distribution.Simple.UserHooks.UserHooks'
                is defined in `Distribution.Simple.UserHooks'
                    in package `Cabal-1.24.2.0'
        * In the first argument of `defaultMainWithHooks', namely
            `gtk2hsUserHooks'
          In the expression: defaultMainWithHooks gtk2hsUserHooks
          In an equation for `main':
              main = defaultMainWithHooks gtk2hsUserHooks


--  While building package cairo-0.13.3.0 using:
      C:\Users\jmn\AppData\Local\Programs\stack\x86_64-windows\ghc-8.0.1\bin\ghc.EXE --make -odir C:\Users\jmn\AppData\Local\Temp\stack8504\cairo-0.13.3.0\.stack-work\dist\ca59d0ab\setup -hidir C:\Users\jmn\AppData\Local\Temp\stack8504\cairo-0.13.3.0\.stack-work\dist\ca59d0ab\setup -i -i. -package=Cabal-1.24.2.0 -clear-package-db -global-package-db -package-db=C:\sr\snapshots\c77fadea\pkgdb C:\Users\jmn\AppData\Local\Temp\stack8504\cairo-0.13.3.0\Setup.hs C:\sr\setup-exe-src\setup-shim-Z6RU0evB.hs -main-is StackSetupShim.mainOverride -o C:\Users\jmn\AppData\Local\Temp\stack8504\cairo-0.13.3.0\.stack-work\dist\ca59d0ab\setup\setup -threaded
    Process exited with code: ExitFailure 1
    Logs have been written to: C:\Users\jmn\git\yi\.stack-work\logs\cairo-0.13.3.0.log

    [1 of 2] Compiling Main             ( C:\Users\jmn\AppData\Local\Temp\stack8504\cairo-0.13.3.0\Setup.hs, C:\Users\jmn\AppData\Local\Temp\stack8504\cairo-0.13.3.0\.stack-work\dist\ca59d0ab\setup\Main.o )

    C:\Users\jmn\AppData\Local\Temp\stack8504\cairo-0.13.3.0\Setup.hs:8:29: error:
        * Couldn't match expected type `Distribution.Simple.UserHooks.UserHooks'
                      with actual type `Cabal-1.24.0.0:Distribution.Simple.UserHooks.UserHooks'
          NB: `Cabal-1.24.0.0:Distribution.Simple.UserHooks.UserHooks'
                is defined in `Distribution.Simple.UserHooks'
                    in package `Cabal-1.24.0.0'
              `Distribution.Simple.UserHooks.UserHooks'
                is defined in `Distribution.Simple.UserHooks'
                    in package `Cabal-1.24.2.0'
        * In the first argument of `defaultMainWithHooks', namely
            `gtk2hsUserHooks'
          In the expression: defaultMainWithHooks gtk2hsUserHooks
          In an equation for `main':
              main = defaultMainWithHooks gtk2hsUserHooks

[noughtmare]

This is a known issue with building gtk2hs projects with stack.

Try stack setup --upgrade-cabal and then try again (maybe first stack clean).

Try installing with cabal If that doen't work.

Edit: building with --resolver lts-6 might also work.

[ghost]

circa 2015 blog Post running XP Home (32-bit)

C:>ECHO %ProgramFiles%
C:\Programmer

C:>

i.e., installed on a Danish version XP

gtk+-bundle_3.6.4-20130921_win32.zip
HaskellPlatform-2014.2.0.0-i386-setup.exe

https://nurmi-labs.blogspot.com/2015/10/yi.html

presuming you intend for a Windows-native not WSL install

https://nurmi-labs.blogspot.com/2017/03/p9p.html

for WSL you could use VcXsrv