Hello,
I am trying to install timeplot and splot on a windows 7 host, using Haskell platform 2012.2.0.0, and I have troubles installing HSChart.
First difficulties were installing cairo, which requires Gtk+ libraries and headers. I installed those using a Gtk+-bundle, first in c:\Program Files\. I had to move to d:\soft (eg. a directory without spaces) to be able to install cairo.
Then I tried to install Chart and at first failed with a cryptic 'Exit Failure 1' error from cabal. I succeeded when I redirected cabal output to a file, eg: cabal install > out 2<&1 whereas a plain 'cabal install' failed.
Then I managed to install splot and timeplot. I then tried to use Chart to draw a simple chart, following http://hackage.haskell.org/packages/archive/Chart/0.16/doc/html/Graphics-Rendering-Chart-Simple.html and it hang forever with a CPU at 100%.
Suggestions are more than welcomed.
Regards,
Arnaud