On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 10:23 AM, dokondr
Anyway, then I did: -> apt-get install curl -> cabal install curl Cabal fails to install 'curl' because it can not find curl library. Please see detailed cabal output at the end of this message.
Just as a general thing, almost all Linux distributions separate the runtime and development components of any package; if you need developer libraries, you need to install the -dev / -devel package corresponding to the runtime package. (I have never been convinced this actually accomplishes anything other than causing lots of support questions; any space that might be saved by not installing a bunhc of tiny headers and a symlink or two is then lost by having several GB of Gnome libraries in a basic install.....) -- brandon s allbery allbery.b@gmail.com wandering unix systems administrator (available) (412) 475-9364 vm/sms