Arie, The only difference I have with your output on my computer is a line after the "Using binary package database..." line:     Using binary package database: C:\Users\hgolden\AppData\Roaming\ghc\i386-mingw32-7.6.3\package.conf.d\package.cache That package cache contains hs-dotnet-0.4.0. I have no idea if this is why you are getting the error message at the end ("Loading package base ... "). Did you get any error messages when you installed the Haskell Platform? Howard ________________________________ From: Arie van Wingerden To: Howard B. Golden ; The Haskell-Beginners Mailing List - Discussion of primarily beginner-level topics related to Haskell Sent: Wednesday, October 9, 2013 11:41 AM Subject: Re: [Haskell-beginners] Error when starting GHCI (Arie van Wingerden) Hi, following Howards guidance I tried to start GHCI with the -v option and get: GHCi, version 7.6.3: http://www.haskell.org/ghc/  :? for help Glasgow Haskell Compiler, Version 7.6.3, stage 2 booted by GHC version 7.4.1 Using binary package database: C:\Program Files\Haskell Platform\2013.2.0.0\lib\ package.conf.d\package.cache wired-in package ghc-prim mapped to ghc-prim-0.3.0.0-9d603ae4e062e1401099a3daa89 31d0f wired-in package integer-gmp mapped to integer-gmp-0.5.0.0-4093e6ff1e8ebdba04ec8 92df9ac108f wired-in package base mapped to base-4.6.0.1-f0c2cc6dcf0e12bf75312a2e7f354095 wired-in package rts mapped to builtin_rts wired-in package template-haskell mapped to template-haskell-2.8.0.0-42f1e6e5551 1ef4dff7e4249580faf8f wired-in package dph-seq not found. wired-in package dph-par not found. Hsc static flags: -static Loading package ghc-prim ... linking ... done. Loading package integer-gmp ... linking ... done. *** gcc: "C:\Program Files\Haskell Platform\2013.2.0.0\lib/../mingw/bin/gcc.exe" "-fno-st ack-protector" "-Wl,--hash-size=31" "-Wl,--reduce-memory-overheads" "-LC:\Progra m Files\Haskell Platform\2013.2.0.0\lib\base-4.6.0.1" "--print-file-name" "wsock 32.dll" *** gcc: "C:\Program Files\Haskell Platform\2013.2.0.0\lib/../mingw/bin/gcc.exe" "-fno-st ack-protector" "-Wl,--hash-size=31" "-Wl,--reduce-memory-overheads" "-LC:\Progra m Files\Haskell Platform\2013.2.0.0\lib\base-4.6.0.1" "--print-file-name" "user3 2.dll" *** gcc: "C:\Program Files\Haskell Platform\2013.2.0.0\lib/../mingw/bin/gcc.exe" "-fno-st ack-protector" "-Wl,--hash-size=31" "-Wl,--reduce-memory-overheads" "-LC:\Progra m Files\Haskell Platform\2013.2.0.0\lib\base-4.6.0.1" "--print-file-name" "shell 32.dll" Loading package base ... ghc.exe: : Kan opgegeven module niet vinden. *** Deleting temp files: Deleting: *** Deleting temp dirs: Deleting: <command line>: can't load .so/.DLL for:  (addDLL: could not load DLL) Any ideas why this happens? TIA,    Arie 2013/10/8 Howard B. Golden Hi Arie,

My guess is that you don't have a necessary library in your path. Here are the Haskell libraries I have in my path (change as necessary for your setup):

C:\Program Files\Haskell Platform\2013.2.0.0\lib\extralibs\bin C:\Program Files\Haskell Platform\2013.2.0.0\bin C:\Program Files\Haskell Platform\2013.2.0.0\mingw\bin

HTH,

Howard

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Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2013 18:12:41 +0200 From: Arie van Wingerden To: beginners@haskell.org Subject: [Haskell-beginners] Error when starting GHCI Message-ID:     Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"

Hi,

today I downloaded the Haskell platform for 32 bits Windows (HaskellPlatform-2013.2.0.0-setup.exe) and installed it.

The first time I started GHCI all worked perfectly.

When I closed GHCI and later tried to start it again I constantly get however: C:\Users\Arie>ghci GHCi, version 7.6.3: http://www.haskell.org/ghc/  :? for help Loading package ghc-prim ... linking ... done. Loading package integer-gmp ... linking ... done. Loading package base ... ghc.exe: : Kan opgegeven module niet vinden. <command line>: can't load .so/.DLL for:  (addDLL: could not load DLL) WHERE Kan opgegeven module niet vinden MEANS Can't find the specified module

Any ideas?

Kind regards,    Arie _______________________________________________ Beginners mailing list Beginners@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/beginners