On Saturday 26 March 2011 23:49:05, Sayth Renshaw wrote:
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> I have found pkg-config http://pkg-config.freedesktop.org/wiki/ due to
> the sparse documentation though its not clear how to install or use it.

Don't know if that's any easier to install:
http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/binaries/win32/dependencies/pkg-
config_0.25-1_win32.zip

as linked by aditya siram in
http://www.haskell.org/pipermail/beginners/2011-January/006204.html

>
> Maybe I got the wrong idea of this but I thought Yi aim was becoming the
> default haskell editor, sort of like the idle of python.

That might be the aim, if it is, it's still not there. I don't see myself
switching from kate/kwrite anytime soon, others swear by emacs or vi(m).
Many use leksah or eclipseFP which seem to be decent IDEs.

> If it isn't which is the best option for haskell,

Depends on what type of coder you are. Maybe you should take a look at
leksah and eclipseFP if you're looking for something IDEish, or any text
editor with decent syntax highliting might do.

> if it is should it really be this hard to install?

Probably not. But Windows is different and most package authors have no
access to a Windows box, so installing stuff on Windows is often a pain,
unfortunately.

However, you'll probably need pkg-config also for some other packages, so
it's worth some effort.

>
> Sayth