[Haskell-cafe] Building Haskell stuff on Windows

[Andrew Coppin]

Don Stewart wrote:
> andrewcoppin:
>   
>> According to the instructions, if I'm understanding this correctly, 
>> you're supposed to be able to unpack a package, and do
>>
>>  runhaskell Setup configure
>>  runhaskell Setup make
>>  runhaskell Setup install
>>     
>
> I usually install as  a user, and into my home directory, so the
> following just works for the 100-odd haskell packages from hackage i
> have installed currently:
>
>    runhaskell Setup configure --user --prefix=$HOME
>    runhaskell Setup make
>    runhaskell Setup install --user
>
> If that doesn't work, please report it to the author, and the libraries
> list, possibly the cabal list. Drop by the IRC channel, we solve
> problems in real time :)
>   

...there's a libraries list? (And a Cabal list??)

Well, IRC sounds faster. Next time I actually have the nerve to install 
something with Cabal, I'll drop in. ;-)

[Unless it actually works of course. In fact, no, I'll drop in anyway...]