[Haskell-beginners] Looking for some guidance to installing GHCI on MAC

[JETkoten]

Xcode is needed on the Mac to install *anything* that's not already a 
ready made (pre-compiled binary) program. Once you've got Xcode 
installed, it really does get easier!

It is different than the PC because the Mac is using Xcode to convert 
the GHC and other Haskell platform files from the source code that 
people can read to a complied binary program that the computer can read 
and that can run on your Mac. On the PC what you downloaded and 
installed was already compiled before you downloaded it.

Once you get your free developer.apple.com account you then look for the 
link for Xcode and pick the one for your version of OSX (10.4 or 10.5 or 
10.6).

Download the file and when it finishes you can just double click it on 
the download window and it'll run the installer, or at least take you to 
the downloaded installer in whatever folder it is in so you can then 
double click installer file and make it run. I forget which way it works 
right now, but one of those will work.

It'll then have you agree to the software license, and ask for your 
system password.

Write it in, then wait a while for it to finish. It'll tell you when 
it's done... and after that you can try to install the Haskell platform 
again and it should work.

This is the beginner list: "Here, there is no such thing as a 'stupid 
question.'" Any other problems with your install? Post them back to the 
list. You don't have to give up on it... keep at it and people here will 
help you through.

On 1/23/11 5:20 PM, patricklynch wrote:
> ...i tried the March 2010 installation on the MAC and I get the same
> result...if there is a requirement for Xcode, shouldn't it be listed in the
> Installation Instructions... I tried another installation but it too
> required Xcode...
>
> ...again, I was able to install GHC on a PC and was able to install HUGs on
> the Mac...
>
> ...really frustrating... I'm not going to pay Apple $99, so I may have to
> give up on the Mac for a while - bummer...
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: patricklynch [mailto:kmandpjlynch at verizon.net]
> Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2011 4:44 PM
> To: 'Antoine Latter'
> Cc: 'Wes Morgan'; 'beginners at haskell.org'
> Subject: RE: [Haskell-beginners] Looking for some guidance to installing
> GHCI on MAC
>
> ...sorry for being a 'klutz' - but I'm new to the mac too...
> ...i'm guessing that I have Xcode installed...i see an X icon that has an
> X11 label - when I click it, it displays nothing...bummer...
> ...since I was able to install Hugs I'm guessing that Xcode is
> installed...however, I have no way of knowing if this is true...and Apple
> wants $99 for a Developer fee, bummer...I was not given an installation
> disk...
>
> I went to the site: haskage.haskell.org\platform\mac.html...
> It gives me a three step installation procedure...
> ...the  1st deletes any previous installation of GHC - this worked...
> ...the  2nd gets me to a screen that states Standard install on "Macintosh
> HD"; with a message: click Install...{however, the Install Button can not be
> clicked}...this is as far as I can get...
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Antoine Latter [mailto:aslatter at gmail.com]
> Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2011 2:55 PM
> To: patricklynch
> Cc: Wes Morgan; beginners at haskell.org
> Subject: Re: [Haskell-beginners] Looking for some guidance to installing
> GHCI on MAC
>
> The problem I had at first with the Haskell Platform installer was
> that I didn't have Xcode installed.
>
> This should be on one of the OS X install discs, I think. You can also
> download it from Apple:
>
> http://developer.apple.com/technologies/xcode.html
>
> It might be easier if you could send us the error message you're getting.
>
> Antoine
>
> On Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 2:18 PM, patricklynch<kmandpjlynch at verizon.net>
> wrote:
>> ...i tried to use the installation for Mac at Haskell.org, but it gives me
>> an error message [something like: call your software vendor]...
>>
>> ...i tried the Homebrew, see email below,  but it wants my Apple Developer
>> id...i don't have one...
>>
>> ...i installed it on my pc and all it took was a single keystroke...
>> ...i installed Hugs on my Mac without any problem..
>>
>> ...i'd appreciate any help, I really need to work with ghc on my mac
>>
>> Go Jets
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: beginners-bounces at haskell.org [mailto:beginners-bounces at haskell.org]
>> On Behalf Of Wes Morgan
>> Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2011 7:36 AM
>> To: beginners at haskell.org
>> Subject: Re: [Haskell-beginners] Looking for some guidance to installing
>> GHCI on MAC
>>
>> I just used Homebrew (http://mxcl.github.com/homebrew/). Once that's
>> installed, 'brew install ghc' gets you GHC, GHCi, cabal, etc.
>>
>> Wes
>>
>> On Jan 23, 2011, at 6:00 AM, "beginners-request at haskell.org"
>> <beginners-request at haskell.org>  wrote:
>>
>>> Re: [Haskell-beginners] Looking for some guidance to
>>>     installing GHCI on MAC
>> _______________________________________________
>> Beginners mailing list
>> Beginners at haskell.org
>> http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/beginners
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Beginners mailing list
>> Beginners at haskell.org
>> http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/beginners
>>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Beginners mailing list
> Beginners at haskell.org
> http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/beginners
>