Re: [Haskell-beginners] Can't install Haskell platform on Mac OS X El Capitan

Brandon Allbery wrote:

On Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 6:08 AM, Yury Pachin mailto:yuriy.pachin@gmail.com> wrote:

Haskell platform - bad idea.

Someone will have to explain to me why when the whole Haskell community considers cabal-install and the Platform --- supposedly *from* the community --- to be the works of the devil, you all haven't set out to rid the world of the evil incarnate that created them.

Since it was my message that started that discussion on this thread, let me hasten to assure you that I don't hate the Platform. I still think it is good for users to know it's not the only game in town, however. Yes, I have had some difficulties with it, and it got a bit worse with El Capitan, but I really don't know to what extent that is just the usual beginner's trouble. After I switched to Haskell for Mac [sic] OS X, I have not had any trouble (*). But then I haven't used it as much as I used the Platform before, so I really cannot say which, if any of them, is superior. (*) Well, almost none: cabal-install failed on hledger because it wants pretty-show, and pretty-show wants happy, and somehow happy did not get built. Just running cabal-install happy fixed the problem. I'd report this as a bug if I knew where to report it. But I expect this sort of problem is unrelated to the Platform versus alternatives debate. – Harald