You can just download and install the binary version of 6.12.1 from
the GHC website [1]. It will stick the GHC binary and libraries under
/usr/local. This shouldn't interfere with Karmic which installs it to
/usr/ and '/usr/local' is usually first on the search path.
Once you have your compiler installed Haskell Platform should be a breeze.
Once everything's working you can then delete using Synaptic.
BTW I know that other people on this list differ but I think
installing any Haskell-related packages using apt-get is a bad idea.
Cabal is so easy that it makes apt-get obsolete.
hth,
-deech
[1] http://www.haskell.org/ghc/download_ghc_6_12_1.html#x86linux
On 4/2/10, Irvin
Hi I'm having trouble installing Haskell platform using Ubuntu (Karmic Koala). When I run ./configure I get the message
configure: error: The Haskell Platform version 2010.1.0.0 requires ghc-6.12.1 It is recommended that you upgrade to ghc-6.12.1 however if you really want to use this release with an unsupported version of GHC then use ./configure --enable-unsupported-ghc-version
In synaptic the latest version of ghc is 6.10.xx; I've tried doing ./configure --enable-unsupported-ghc-version, but make fails to set up Cabal. Any suggestions? Should I just try to set up everything piece-meal? Do I need to remove the currently installed version of ghc using synaptic before I try to use the 6.12.1 installer or build it from source. Thanks. Best, Irvin _______________________________________________ Beginners mailing list Beginners@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/beginners