Downloading msys2 directly (not using the version in Rtools) and then
installing GHCup with
a pointer to the downloaded version of msys2 works, thanks for the tip. So
the problem
going forward is for everyone to agree on one version of msys2 instead of
maintaining
their own version! This is the
Thanks Recursion,
I tried that, only installing GHCup and not MSYS and friends, then using
Rtools
version of MSYS, but this didn't work, perhaps because of a non-standard
layout
of the tools in Rtools.
FYI, placing Rtools\usr\bin in path (to get sh.exe and other Unix tools)
breaks
Haskell mode
HI Dominick!
It's been awhile since I discovered the proper incantations on Windoze, but
what I remember is that installation went better if I already had Msys
pre-installed, and simply told the ghcup installer where to find it (it asks at
some point). I also found this helpful:
