I'm trying to install the GD library for Haskell on Windows with cabal, but I'm getting the following error from GCC:
Resolving dependencies... Configuring gd-3000.6.1... Preprocessing library gd-3000.6.1... Building gd-3000.6.1... [1 of 4] Compiling Graphics.GD.Internal ( dist\build\Graphics\GD\Internal.hs, dist\build\Graphics\GD\Internal.o ) [2 of 4] Compiling Graphics.GD.ByteString.Lazy ( Graphics\GD\ByteString\Lazy.hs, dist\build\Graphics\GD\ByteString\Lazy.o ) [3 of 4] Compiling Graphics.GD.ByteString ( Graphics\GD\ByteString.hs, dist\build\Graphics\GD\ByteString.o ) [4 of 4] Compiling Graphics.GD ( dist\build\Graphics\GD.hs, dist\build\Graphics\GD.o ) cbits\gd-extras.c: In function `gdImagePtrDestroyIfNotNull': cbits\gd-extras.c:10:0: internal compiler error: in rest_of_handle_final, at toplev.c:2067 Please submit a full bug report, with preprocessed source if appropriate. See <URL:http://www.mingw.org/bugs.shtml> for instructions. cabal: Error: some packages failed to install: gd-3000.6.1 failed during the building phase. The exception was: ExitFailure 1
Googling for "rest_of_handle_final toplev.c 2067" gets several hits for similar problems with other libraries, and a link to GCC bug #23589. The latest Haskell Platform for Windows (2010.2.0.0) comes with GHC 6.12.3 and gcc 3.4.5, so how could I get around this? Can I force cabal to use a newer version of gcc somehow (I have gcc 4.5.2 via MinGW), and would that even help?
If anyone has compiled the GD library successfully on Windows, I could use some tips.