Doesn't work on WSL

[sargunv]

Windows Subsystem for Linux should be compatible with unmodified Linux executables, but Chips doesn't work:

Failed to execute process '/home/sargun/.local/bin/chips'. Reason:
exec: Exec format error
The file '/home/sargun/.local/bin/chips' is marked as an executable but could not be run by the operating system.

Additionally, install from source doesn't work due to this WSL bug: microsoft/WSL#307

[xtendo-org]

I guess this happens with all Linux x64 binaries compiled with a recent version of GHC.

For now I don't own a Windows machine, but @simnalamburt any chance you can try WSL?

[simnalamburt]

I do have a Windows 10 machine to test it but I'm afraid that I don't have enough spare time to debug. 😢

Maybe I'll be able to try it at upcoming next weekend; May 13rd.

[simnalamburt]

I just made some WSL environment, and I just found out that current WSL implementation cannot even run the stack binary properly.

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install stack -y
stack
# timer_create: Function not implemented

Reference

• man 2 timer_create

[simnalamburt]

There's no possible way to debug it if I cannot even compile it. This is not a issue with Chips so please file the issue to the BashOnWindows issue tracker.

@kinoru Closing?

[sargunv]

It's already been reported there, I mentioned that in the OP. Regardless, I think it should stay open here until it's resolved. Your choice though.

[xtendo-org]

@sargunster It seems your description in the OP is correct. Thanks.

@simnalamburt Thank you for confirming the problem. By the way, I have a feeling that, even if WSL shipped with a complete set of Linux syscalls, somehow Chips would still not work.

I do not strongly object closing this issue, but my personal preference is to leave it open, as newcomers would normally check the list of open issues before they file a new one.

Oh, I wish I could be as cool as yyuu.

[simnalamburt]

I recently started to use WSL, so I'm trying to resolve this issue now. Looks like WSL now does support the haskell, but I still receive this error message.

Failed to execute process './chips'. Reason:
exec: Exec format error
The file './chips' is marked as an executable but could not be run by the operating system.

I suspect the UPX, but not sure. I'll comment if I get some updates.