hoogle itself cannot be built using `ghcWithHoogle`

[jwiegley]

Pinging @peti, in case this points to an infrastructure problem.

Using this command:

nix-build -E "(import <nixpkgs> {}).pkgs.haskell.packages.ghc822.ghcWithHoogle (p: [ p.hoogle ])"

I get this failure:

[59/140] haskeline... 0.01s
[60/140] haskell-src-exts... 0.14s
[61/140] CHANGES... hoogle: hseToItem failed, Add mode = embed support
CallStack (from HasCallStack):
  error, called at src/Input/Haddock.hs:78:47 in hoogle-5.0.17.3-JaNkzxYhqElLfDqrNAPOm8:Input.Haddock
builder for '/nix/store/hjrpsyksjbkljx3m3qqa5i88qyfhnav6-hoogle-local-0.1.drv' failed with exit code 1
cannot build derivation '/nix/store/97l9cipkyczik471il228sm0nj17xas5-ghc-8.2.2-with-packages.drv': 1 dependencies couldn't be built
error: build of '/nix/store/97l9cipkyczik471il228sm0nj17xas5-ghc-8.2.2-with-packages.drv' failed

Granted that since hoogle is included when using ghcWithHoogle this should not be a problem, so I'd marked this issue as low priority, this error surprised me.

[ryantm]

Confirmed this is still a problem with GHC 8.4.3. GHC 8.6.1 fails due to dependency stm missing.

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[teto]

still fails with 2 ghc 865 and 8101

[63/142] CHANGES... 0.01shoogle: hseToItem failed, Add mode = embed support
CallStack (from HasCallStack):
  error, called at src/Input/Haddock.hs:79:47 in hoogle-5.0.17.15-3bxjovPpTuzE6sb4ft3I3A:Input.Haddock

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[ryantm]

This still fails:

$ nix-build -E "(import <nixpkgs> {}).pkgs.haskell.packages.ghc8102.ghcWithHoogle (p: [ p.hoogle ])"
nix log /nix/store/vpj9rilszq2w55cq206mp3782hj1wka1-hoogle-local-0.1.drv
warning: unknown setting 'extra-sandbox-paths'
warning: --- SQLiteError ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- nix
executing SQLite statement 'delete from NARs where ((present = 0 and timestamp < ?) or (present = 1 and timestamp < ?))': attempt to write a readonly database (in '/home/ryantm/.cache/nix/binary-cache-v6.sqlite')
importing builtin packages
importing other packages
building hoogle database
Starting generate
[12/150] attoparsec... 0.06s
[18/150] basement... 0.19s
[38/150] cryptonite... 0.13s
[58/150] ghc... 2.43s
[68/150] CHANGES... hoogle: hseToItem failed, Add mode = embed support
CallStack (from HasCallStack):
  error, called at src/Input/Haddock.hs:89:47 in hoogle-5.0.18-1aqpkT3fhSiBxFNWhFULI4:Input.Haddock

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[ProducerMatt]

This still causes a fail. Perhaps withHoogle could throw an error if the requested package list includes Hoogle itself? That would immediately indicate the needed solution.

$ nix log /nix/store/dah3c3pcshkpvr79ywrmrl7s45csgf0g-hoogle-with-packages.drv
warning: The interpretation of store paths arguments ending in `.drv` recently changed. If this command is now failing try again with '/nix/store/dah3c3pcshkpvr79ywrmrl7s45csgf0g-hoogle-with-packages.drv^*'
importing builtin packages
importing other packages
building hoogle database
Starting generate
[21/180] base... 0.54s
[79/180] foundation... 0.08s
[83/180] ghc... 1.94s
[106/180] hoogle... hoogle: hseToItem failed, Add mode = embed support
CallStack (from HasCallStack):
  error, called at src/Input/Haddock.hs:90:47 in hoogle-5.0.18.4-DpPEbFz8gAr5yF6LitRXbE:Input.Haddock