[GHC] #1540: GHC on Macs

[GHC]

#1540: GHC on Macs
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    Reporter:  guest            |        Owner:         
        Type:  support request  |       Status:  new    
    Priority:  normal           |    Milestone:         
   Component:  Compiler         |      Version:  6.6.1  
    Severity:  normal           |   Resolution:         
    Keywords:                   |   Difficulty:  Unknown
          Os:  MacOS X          |     Testcase:         
Architecture:  x86              |  
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Comment (by malcolm.wallace at cs.york.ac.uk):

 If you don't install the Apple Developer Kit (for gcc) then you also won't
 have make, as, ld, cpp, gdb, or any of the other usual "expected" unix-
 like dev environment available to you.  That also includes header files
 for common C libraries.  Basically, you will be extremely restricted in
 what you can do.  If ghc were to supply gcc, then you would also miss out
 on any automated Apple security updates affecting any of the compiler tool
 chain.  Since Apple already supplies an easy installer (but we can't just
 copy it into ghc, due to licensing issues), it seems crazy to duplicate
 the work and provide an incomplete and probably buggy replacement.

 Installing a full unix-like C development environment on MacOS is nothing
 like as painful as on Windows.  It really is a few simple clicks.

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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/1540>
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