Using The Cabal that comes with GHC 6.10 on Windows
Hi, I'm sure this should be very simple, but I can't find any obvious documentation in the GHC doco that tells me how to get started with Cabal. I've installed GHC 6.10.1, which comes with Cabal. However, it doesn't seem to come in executable form ? So, I'm not sure what I need to do - build the executable, presumably ? I could download the prebuilt executable version of Cabal, but it seems pointless to include it in GHC, and then go download another one. Sorry for this stupid question ! Could anyone give me a hint on how to proceed ? Thanks ! :)
Glenn
Hi,
I'm sure this should be very simple, but I can't find any obvious documentation in the GHC doco that tells me how to get started with Cabal.
I've installed GHC 6.10.1, which comes with Cabal. However, it doesn't seem to come in executable form ? So, I'm not sure what I need to do - build the executable, presumably ? I could download the prebuilt executable version of Cabal, but it seems pointless to include it in GHC, and then go download another one.
Sorry for this stupid question ! Could anyone give me a hint on how to proceed ? Hi,
Default, GHC 6.10.1 just including Cabal, if you want use Cabal, you have to install others package: HTTP, zlib, cabal-install. Below the detail install method: ------------------------------> method start <------------------------------ 1. Install HTTP package: - Download http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/HTTP - Unpack and execute command: ghc --make Setup && ./Setup configure && ./Setup build && sudo ./Setup install 2. Install zlib package: - Download http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/zlib - Unpack and execute command: ghc --make Setup && ./Setup configure && ./Setup build && sudo ./Setup install 3. Install cabal-install package: - Download http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/cabal-install - Unpack and execute command: ghc --make Setup && ./Setup configure && ./Setup build && sudo ./Setup install ------------------------------> method end <------------------------------ Then you can use cabal. Enjoy! -- Andy
On 2009 Mar 7, at 5:42, Glenn wrote:
I've installed GHC 6.10.1, which comes with Cabal. However, it doesn't seem to come in executable form ?
Cabal is a compiler-specific library, so it comes with the compiler. cabal-install is a compiler-agnostic package on Hackage which installs an executable that uses compiler-specific libraries to adapt to the installed compiler(s). So you want to download and install cabal- install. -- brandon s. allbery [solaris,freebsd,perl,pugs,haskell] allbery@kf8nh.com system administrator [openafs,heimdal,too many hats] allbery@ece.cmu.edu electrical and computer engineering, carnegie mellon university KF8NH
Brandon S. Allbery KF8NH wrote:
On 2009 Mar 7, at 5:42, Glenn wrote:
I've installed GHC 6.10.1, which comes with Cabal. However, it doesn't seem to come in executable form ?
Cabal is a compiler-specific library, so it comes with the compiler. cabal-install is a compiler-agnostic package on Hackage which installs an executable that uses compiler-specific libraries to adapt to the installed compiler(s). So you want to download and install cabal-install.
Right, and on Windows it is enough to download the executable http://www.haskell.org/cabal/release/cabal-install-0.6.2/cabal.exe from http://www.haskell.org/cabal/download.html and put into a directory, where it will be found, i.e. where ghc-pkg and ghc have been installed. Cheers Christian
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