28 Dec
2009
28 Dec
'09
7:54 p.m.
On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 03:44:31PM -0500, Chris Saunders wrote:
All the advice I received suggests that I stick with the Haskell Platform so I don't think I will attempt to install GHC 6.12 or cabal. I actually don't even really know what the Haskell Platform is - perhaps you could shed some light?
The Haskell Platform is a compiler along with a blessed set of standard libraries and tools (e.g. cabal-install) which are stable and have all been tested to work together---all with a convenient one-step downloader/installer. If you didn't use the Platform then you'd have to install all of these things yourself, separately. -Brent