Cabal + WinHugs + Windows + No C Compiler

[Neil Mitchell]

Hi

> > However, I also want to develop Hoogle using WinHugs on Windows on a
> > computer without a C compiler, and it seems that the generated
> > Paths_Hoogle module requires FFI on Windows? Is there any way round
> > this, or am I just out of luck in using Cabal's path feature in this
> > situation?
>
> Perhaps it could call things from the System.Win32 lib instead of doing
> the FFI directly.
>
> Could you investigate what external functions we need exactly and if
> they're exported from System.Win32.

foreign import stdcall unsafe "windows.h GetModuleFileNameA"
 getModuleFileName :: Ptr () -> CString -> Int -> IO Int32

That's the only one. Wouldn't it make more sense to put this FFI call
in Cabal (which is always there, and always required) instead of
Win32, which isn't an existing dependancy?

Thanks

Neil