Re: [arch-haskell] Current procedure to install Hakyll (with deps)

On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 04:18:24PM +0100, Mateusz Loskot wrote:

On 12 June 2012 11:53, Magnus Therning wrote:

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If only a few are missing you can always raise a bug to get them added (I look favourable upon existence of patches + pre-built packages).

I'm usually happy to contribute too, though in case of Haskell I'm green as Irish grass.

That's where we all started. Just direct any questions you have to the list.

Could you give (or point doc) overview of pros/cons of [haskell] vs Cabal? I understand one of cons is the delayed updates explained above.

The big pro of [haskell] is that you have to do less compiling yourself. This should actually not be underestimated due to the need to re-compile all dependants on updates. Cabal on the other hand offers you more control, but then there is nothing stopping you from using a combination of both. /M -- Magnus Therning OpenPGP: 0xAB4DFBA4 email: magnus@therning.org jabber: magnus@therning.org twitter: magthe http://therning.org/magnus Most software today is very much like an Egyptian pyramid with millions of bricks piled on top of each other, with no structural integrity, but just done by brute force and thousands of slaves. -- Alan Kay