Re: [Haskell-beginners] Looking for some guidance to installing GHCI on MAC

On Sunday, January 23, 2011 at 5:20 PM, patricklynch wrote:

...i tried the March 2010 installation on the MAC and I get the same result...if there is a requirement for Xcode, shouldn't it be listed in the Installation Instructions... I tried another installation but it too required Xcode...

It is listed as a requirement, see here under Requirements: https://github.com/mxcl/homebrew/wiki/installation In fact, that page states that the recommended installation script will attempt to install Xcode for you. So that's probably where it was asking for an Apple Developer ID, which is free, $0, not $99, not $1, free.

...again, I was able to install GHC on a PC and was able to install HUGs on the Mac...

...really frustrating... I'm not going to pay Apple $99, so I may have to give up on the Mac for a while - bummer...

Let me reiterate one more time: *You do NOT need to pay Apple any amount of money to install Homebrew or GHC or Xcode.* I have all three installed and I haven't paid Apple a dime for my Developer ID that allowed me to download Xcode. Go here to register a free Apple Developer ID that will allow you to download Xcode: http://developer.apple.com/programs/register/ Notice the reassuring "Free" right next to the button. It's free. Really.

-----Original Message----- From: patricklynch [mailto:kmandpjlynch@verizon.net] Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2011 4:44 PM To: 'Antoine Latter' Cc: 'Wes Morgan'; 'beginners@haskell.org' Subject: RE: [Haskell-beginners] Looking for some guidance to installing GHCI on MAC

...sorry for being a 'klutz' - but I'm new to the mac too... ...i'm guessing that I have Xcode installed...i see an X icon that has an X11 label - when I click it, it displays nothing...bummer... ...since I was able to install Hugs I'm guessing that Xcode is installed...however, I have no way of knowing if this is true...and Apple wants $99 for a Developer fee, bummer...I was not given an installation disk...

I went to the site: haskage.haskell.org\platform\mac.html... It gives me a three step installation procedure... ...the 1st deletes any previous installation of GHC - this worked... ...the 2nd gets me to a screen that states Standard install on "Macintosh HD"; with a message: click Install...{however, the Install Button can not be clicked}...this is as far as I can get...

-----Original Message----- From: Antoine Latter [mailto:aslatter@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2011 2:55 PM To: patricklynch Cc: Wes Morgan; beginners@haskell.org Subject: Re: [Haskell-beginners] Looking for some guidance to installing GHCI on MAC

The problem I had at first with the Haskell Platform installer was that I didn't have Xcode installed.

This should be on one of the OS X install discs, I think. You can also download it from Apple:

http://developer.apple.com/technologies/xcode.html

It might be easier if you could send us the error message you're getting.

Antoine

On Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 2:18 PM, patricklynch wrote:

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...i tried to use the installation for Mac at Haskell.org, but it gives me an error message [something like: call your software vendor]...

...i tried the Homebrew, see email below, but it wants my Apple Developer id...i don't have one...

...i installed it on my pc and all it took was a single keystroke... ...i installed Hugs on my Mac without any problem..

...i'd appreciate any help, I really need to work with ghc on my mac

Go Jets

-----Original Message----- From: beginners-bounces@haskell.org [mailto:beginners-bounces@haskell.org] On Behalf Of Wes Morgan Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2011 7:36 AM To: beginners@haskell.org Subject: Re: [Haskell-beginners] Looking for some guidance to installing GHCI on MAC

I just used Homebrew (http://mxcl.github.com/homebrew/). Once that's installed, 'brew install ghc' gets you GHC, GHCi, cabal, etc.

Wes

On Jan 23, 2011, at 6:00 AM, "beginners-request@haskell.org" wrote:

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