Hi all.

I wrote the following test program:

bar x = x * x

on a Win32 (SP3) machine using the Haskell Platform and GHC-7.6.1 (standalone) and I have noticed the same frustrating errors. Any suggestions would be most appreciated.

Thanks,

~Caitlin

C:\>ghci
GHCi, version 7.4.2: http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ :? for help
Loading package ghc-prim ... linking ... done.
Loading package integer-gmp ... linking ... done.
Loading package base ... linking ... done.
Prelude>
Prelude> :l bar
[1 of 1] Compiling Main             ( bar.hs, interpreted )
*** Exception: CreateDirectory ".": permission denied (Access is denied.)
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> :l bar.hs
[1 of 1] Compiling Main             ( bar.hs, interpreted )
*** Exception: CreateDirectory ".": permission denied (Access is denied.)
>
> :l "C:\\bar.hs"
[1 of 1] Compiling Main             ( C:\bar.hs, interpreted )
*** Exception: CreateDirectory "C:\\": permission denied (Access is denied.)
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