cool david .... 1) I have to upgrade to ghc 6.8.3 2) I "may/probably will have more" questions very kind thanks, vasili On Sat, Aug 2, 2008 at 1:52 AM, david48

wrote:

You need to get cabal-install. Here's how I got it working on kubuntu :

1) install GHC 6.8.3 from haskell.org's binaries (kubuntu hardy isn't at 6.8.3 yet....) 2) download from hackage : * cabal-install-0.5.1.tar.gz from hackage * HTTP-3001.0.4.tar.gz * zlib-0.4.0.4.tar.gz * Cabal-1.4.0.1.tar.gz

3) build and install http, zlib, Cabal and then cabal-install

for each package you have to type (*) :

runhaskell Setup.hs configure runhaskell Setup.hs build sudo runhaskell Setup.hs install

(*) sometimes it'll be Setup.lhs, I'm annoyed that it's not always the same name, can't rely on shell history :(

4) once cabal-install is installed you can do

cabal update sudo cabal upgrade --global

that'll upgrade all your ghc's packages.

5) from now if you want to install package a just type

cabal install a --global

cabal should download packages b,c,d for you if required.

P.S. Sorry for the previous email, it got sent before I finished it :)

david48 wrote:

for each package you have to type (*) :

runhaskell Setup.hs configure runhaskell Setup.hs build sudo runhaskell Setup.hs install

(*) sometimes it'll be Setup.lhs, I'm annoyed that it's not always the same name, can't rely on shell history :(

Same here; my solution is to always compile it using 'ghc --make Setup' (note the missing extension) and then ./Setup afterwards. Cheers Ben