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

24 Jan 2011

      You are registering from this page, right?

http://developer.apple.com/programs/start/register/create.php

It looks like you can either use your Apple Store ID or start a new one 
for the Apple Developer site.

On 1/24/11 12:29 PM, patricklynch wrote:
...
Good morning,
No luck...I tried to get a new password but I've been waiting for over 
an hour and no response from Apple...
I think the problem is that the ampersand '@' in my Applename is 
invalid [according to their site and therefore they can not give me a 
password]...
...looks like I'll have to go to my Applestore and get some help or an 
installation disk for Xcode...
I have the PC up and running, so I'll work with it in the mean time...
I thought Macs were supposed to be easy to use...
Thanks again...
-----Original Message-----
*From:* beginners-bounces@haskell.org 
[mailto:beginners-bounces@haskell.org] *On Behalf Of *JETkoten
*Sent:* Monday, January 24, 2011 10:26 AM
*To:* beginners@haskell.org
*Subject:* Re: [Haskell-beginners] Looking for some guidance to 
installing GHCI on MAC
You're welcome. While you wait for Apple, why not try one more time?
Go to this page:
http://developer.apple.com/devcenter/download.action?path=/ios/ios_sdk_4.2__...
It will ask you for your Apple ID and password, put in
kmandpjlynch@verizon.net  mailto:kmandpjlynch@verizon.net
for user and add your password.
If your login is not working, that might be why you get the invalid 
message? If so, click the blue *Forgot Password?* link and it will 
reset your password for you and email you to let you make a new one so 
that you can then log in and get the file I linked above.
After you log in, it should pop up a window and ask to Save or Cancel. 
Choose Save, wait for the download to finish, open the .dmg by double 
clicking and the rest should work.
You don't need the Apple ID for installing Xcode just your OSX system 
password...
I'm not sure exactly what part of the install isn't working with your 
Xcode install, but I think you're pretty close to getting it working.
On 1/24/11 9:35 AM, patricklynch wrote:
Thanks for the 'heads up'.
I got a 'free' Apple ID but it didn't work with the Apple download of
Xcode...the Apple ID that I received from them was
'kmandpjlynch@verizon.net  mailto:kmandpjlynch@verizon.net' which is my email address...this gives the
invalid message...
I've notified Apple of this and am awaiting an answer from them...
Good day
-----Original Message-----
From:beginners-bounces@haskell.org  mailto:beginners-bounces@haskell.org  [mailto:beginners-bounces@haskell.org]
On Behalf Of JETkoten
Sent: Monday, January 24, 2011 5:37 AM
To:beginners@haskell.org  mailto:beginners@haskell.org
Subject: Re: [Haskell-beginners] Looking for some guidance to installing
GHCI on MAC
Xcode is needed on the Mac to install *anything* that's not already a
ready made (pre-compiled binary) program. Once you've got Xcode
installed, it really does get easier!
It is different than the PC because the Mac is using Xcode to convert
the GHC and other Haskell platform files from the source code that
people can read to a complied binary program that the computer can read
and that can run on your Mac. On the PC what you downloaded and
installed was already compiled before you downloaded it.
Once you get your free developer.apple.com account you then look for the
link for Xcode and pick the one for your version of OSX (10.4 or 10.5 or
10.6).
Download the file and when it finishes you can just double click it on
the download window and it'll run the installer, or at least take you to
the downloaded installer in whatever folder it is in so you can then
double click installer file and make it run. I forget which way it works
right now, but one of those will work.
It'll then have you agree to the software license, and ask for your
system password.
Write it in, then wait a while for it to finish. It'll tell you when
it's done... and after that you can try to install the Haskell platform
again and it should work.
This is the beginner list: "Here, there is no such thing as a 'stupid
question.'" Any other problems with your install? Post them back to the
list. You don't have to give up on it... keep at it and people here will
help you through.
...
...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
On 1/23/11 5:20 PM, patricklynch wrote:
the
...
Installation Instructions... I tried another installation but it too
required Xcode...
...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...
-----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  mailto: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  mailto: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  mailto:kmandpjlynch@verizon.net
wrote:
...
...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
[mailto:beginners-bounces@haskell.org]
On Behalf Of Wes Morgan
Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2011 7:36 AM
To:beginners@haskell.org  mailto: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
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