Sean Leather
4. The current link for the Mac image points to http://hackage.haskell.org/platform/2010.1.0.0/haskell-platform-2010.1.0.1-i... . Note the inconsistency between the version in the directory and file names.
You can think of that one as the second edition of the 2010.1 beta version. Agree that the directories should match. Too bad the installer still doesn't work -- I'm working on it everyone, but the Mac installer system is incredibly crufty and broken, and Snow Leopard broke a lot of stuff for me.
5. The directions on http://hackage.haskell.org/platform/mac.html say:
After downloading: * Open the .dmg file * Follow the install instructions
I see no "install instructions" in the .dmg file. I only see the following files: * GHC-6.12.1-i386.pkg * Haskell Platform 2010.1.0.1.pkg * Uninstall GHC
When you mount the .dmg file a Finder window should pop up with the install instructions in a background image. Let me guess: this isn't working in Leopard? I should put a readme in there.
7. Why can't I have a single .pkg file?
Short answer: I can't figure out how, and not for lack of trying, either. What I do is take the binary installer that the GHC guys build as a starting point. Despite many hours of reverse-engineering I cannot for the life of me figure out how to extract the GHC installer package from the binary "metapackage". My experience has been that if you unxar the metapackage and try to copy the included package file into a new metapackage, the mac installer tools barf. Long-term, I'm planning on just building GHC from source so I can package a one-click installer, but I don't have infinite time for this project and doing psychic battle with the evil warlocks who cooked up the Mac installer is a challenge. If anyone has expertise in this area and a willingness to help, please contact me off-list.
Why do I have an "Uninstall GHC" and not an "Uninstall Haskell Platform"?
The platform installer is supposed to erase previous platform editions
before it installs itself.
G.
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Gregory Collins