Don Stewart
First, I go to http://haskell.org/ghc/download_ghc_6_12_3.html, which kindly suggests to get the Haskell Platform instead.
Then, at http://hackage.haskell.org/platform/linux.html, I'm told that I first need GHC, and pointed back to the GHC download page.
Linux users don't have easy binary installers, usually. What can we do about this bootstrapping problem?
Uh, AFAIC, it's only a documentation bug - the GHC page seems to say that GHC comes with HP, the HP page tells to go get GHC first. I'd just change it to something like: GHC: Click here to download... then go see Haskell Platform for the standard set of libraries. HP: Go to GHC HQ and get GHC, then make sure to come back here for the libraries. (Assuming I understand how this is set up - I usually just get stuff from my distribution, and didn't come around to installing the HP) -k -- If I haven't seen further, it is by standing in the footprints of giants