On 3 August 2010 15:02, rustom
I tried to install pivotal According to the site I must do: ghc --make Main -fglasgow-exts -package plugins
I get cant satisfy package plugins
Which version of GHC are you using? If you're using 6.12, then you're out of luck: plugins won't work with it yet.
I believe the more general problem is that one has to choose between 'direct' cabal installs and using debian's packages. At least this is the same situation Ive seen before in python, ruby etc.
Preferably, use a distro package if there is one. If there isn't, then use cabal-install to install it to your home directory (which means you'll have to maintain it yourself).
So this is really 2 questions: 1. How to remove this error and install pivotal
cabal install pivotal (if you have GHC-6.10.*)
2. Is it better to install haskell-platform or is it better to have a minimal install of ghc and then use hackage/cabal [Or is this a type- wrong question :-) ]
In general, I recommend you stick with your distribution's packages as much as possible (assuming they're kept up to date) and only resort to cabal-install when necessary; distribution packages typically interact with the system (in terms of non-Haskell dependencies, etc.) better. -- Ivan Lazar Miljenovic Ivan.Miljenovic@gmail.com IvanMiljenovic.wordpress.com