[GHC] #916: windows installer should play nice with other Haskell tools

[GHC]

#916: windows installer should play nice with other Haskell tools
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    Reporter:  claus.reinke at talk21.com  |        Owner:         
        Type:  bug                      |       Status:  new    
    Priority:  normal                   |    Milestone:         
   Component:  GHCi                     |      Version:  6.4.2  
    Severity:  normal                   |     Keywords:         
          Os:  Windows                  |   Difficulty:  Unknown
Architecture:  Unknown                  |  
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traditionally, the windows installers have registered ghci as the default
 tool to operate on .hs/.lhs files, without regard for existing file type
 associations. that has been a real pain for those of us who like to use
 many tools on haskell files.

 could you please ensure that future installers are more cooperative?
 - coordinate with Neil for WinHugs, and possibly with others
 - make file type registration optional
 - do not overwrite existing default handler for .hs/.lhs, just add new
 non-default handlers (so people can use their own defaults, eg. editors,
 and still have easy access to ghci, hugs, ..)

 this has come up many times. see also:


 http://www.haskell.org/pipermail/glasgow-haskell-users/2004-
 March/006402.html
 http://www.haskell.org/pipermail/hugs-users/2006-February/000656.html
 http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lang.haskell.cvs.ghc/14819/
 http://www.haskell.org/pipermail/glasgow-haskell-users/2006-
 September/011107.html
 http://www.haskell.org/pipermail/glasgow-haskell-users/2006-
 September/011110.html

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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/916>
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