Installation worked fine. However I encountered a problem that looks like a regression, although it may be a problem with new versions of the package I am trying to install:

cabal install -j3 glib
Resolving dependencies...
Configuring glib-0.12.5.4...
Building glib-0.12.5.4...
Failed to install glib-0.12.5.4
Build log ( /Users/gcolpitts/.cabal/logs/glib-0.12.5.4.log ):
[1 of 2] Compiling SetupWrapper     ( /var/folders/9b/rh4y2gy92hgdb6ktv4df1jv00000gn/T/glib-0.12.5.4-27489/glib-0.12.5.4/SetupWrapper.hs, /var/folders/9b/rh4y2gy92hgdb6ktv4df1jv00000gn/T/glib-0.12.5.4-27489/glib-0.12.5.4/dist/setup/SetupWrapper.o )
[2 of 2] Compiling Main             ( /var/folders/9b/rh4y2gy92hgdb6ktv4df1jv00000gn/T/glib-0.12.5.4-27489/glib-0.12.5.4/dist/setup/setup.hs, /var/folders/9b/rh4y2gy92hgdb6ktv4df1jv00000gn/T/glib-0.12.5.4-27489/glib-0.12.5.4/dist/setup/Main.o )
Linking /var/folders/9b/rh4y2gy92hgdb6ktv4df1jv00000gn/T/glib-0.12.5.4-27489/glib-0.12.5.4/dist/setup/setup ...
[1 of 2] Compiling Gtk2HsSetup      ( Gtk2HsSetup.hs, dist/setup-wrapper/Gtk2HsSetup.o )
[2 of 2] Compiling Main             ( SetupMain.hs, dist/setup-wrapper/Main.o )
Linking dist/setup-wrapper/setup ...
Configuring glib-0.12.5.4...
Building glib-0.12.5.4...
Preprocessing library glib-0.12.5.4...
gtk2hsC2hs: Error in C header file.

/usr/include/dirent.h:147: (column 10) [FATAL] 
  >>> Syntax error!
  The symbol `^' does not fit here.

cabal: Error: some packages failed to install:
glib-0.12.5.4 failed during the building phase. The exception was:
ExitFailure 1


On Mon, Jul 28, 2014 at 11:40 AM, Mark Lentczner <mark.lentczner@gmail.com> wrote:
The long anticipated Haskell Platform 2014.2 release, including GHC 7.8.3, and numerous updated packages, is almost here!

We have created "Release Candidate 2" installers for OS X and Windows, and believe, barring show stopper issues, creepers exploding, or other bizarre phenomenon, these will likely be blessed as the final in a few days time.

If you would like to be an early adopter, please try 'em out...

Notes for RC2, since RC1:

Windows

Extra thanks to Randy Polen for burning the midnight-oil to get ths out
  • removed unneeded python (et al) files from the GHC bindist for 64-bit Windows (referenced in GHC ticket #9014)
  • added HTML "view source" pages for the GHC packages that was missing from the GHC bindist for both 32- and 64-bit Windows.
Mac OS X

If you installed RC1, you can remove first with the command  sudo uninstall-hs only 7.8.3 --remove
Run it without --remove to see what it will do before running, it if you like. In theory you can just install this one right on top of RC1.... but hasn't been tested.
  • file layout on the Mac... improved slightly (again). In particular, executables are now installed directly in $prefix/bin dirs, rather than within the package dir
  • fix the bug with haddock master index not being updated correctly
  • works on 10.6! (and 10.7, 10.8, and 10.9) with gcc or clang based Xcodes
  • works on 10.10!!! (Yosemite, developer preview 4 release)
Source tarball
  • missing sources in hptool now present
  • platform.sh improved somewhat (in particular, handles host cabal being pre-sandbox)
Timetable
  • These can "soak" amongst the intreped on these lists for a few hours.
  • On Monday evening (PST) I'll announce to haskell-cafe and reddit
  • End of next week (from my vacation, I'll point out), we'll declare success and ship.
— Mark 

SHA-256 sums:
62f39246ad95dd2aed6ece5138f6297f945d2b450f215d074820294310e0c48a  Haskell Platform 2014.2.0.0 64bit RC2.signed.pkg
7c7d3585e89e1407461efea29dcaa9628c3be3c47d93a13b5a4978046375e4fd  haskell-platform-2014.2.0.0-RC2.tar.gz
6eedd76aafb266d9a09baff80cd2973498ab59195c771f7cd64425d40be29c49  hskellPlatform-2014.2.0.0-i386-RC2-setup.exe
b22115ed84d1f7e747d7f0b47e32e1489e4a24613d69c91df4ae32052f88b130  hskellPlatform-2014.2.0.0-x86_64-RC2-setup.exe


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