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You can reach the person managing the list at beginners-ow...@haskell.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Beginners digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: Looking for some guidance to installing GHCI on MAC (JETkoten) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2011 13:45:11 -0500 From: JETkoten <jetko...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [Haskell-beginners] Looking for some guidance to installing GHCI on MAC To: beginners@haskell.org Message-ID: <4d3dc8b7.10...@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; Format="flowed" You are registering from this page, right? http://developer.apple.com/programs/start/register/create.php It looks like you can either use your Apple Store ID or start a new one for the Apple Developer site. On 1/24/11 12:29 PM, patricklynch wrote: > > Good morning, > > No luck...I tried to get a new password but I've been waiting for over > an hour and no response from Apple... > > I think the problem is that the ampersand '@' in my Applename is > invalid [according to their site and therefore they can not give me a > password]... > > ...looks like I'll have to go to my Applestore and get some help or an > installation disk for Xcode... > > I have the PC up and running, so I'll work with it in the mean time... > > I thought Macs were supposed to be easy to use... > > Thanks again... > > -----Original Message----- > *From:* beginners-boun...@haskell.org > [mailto:beginners-boun...@haskell.org] *On Behalf Of *JETkoten > *Sent:* Monday, January 24, 2011 10:26 AM > *To:* beginners@haskell.org > *Subject:* Re: [Haskell-beginners] Looking for some guidance to > installing GHCI on MAC > > You're welcome. While you wait for Apple, why not try one more time? > > Go to this page: > > http://developer.apple.com/devcenter/download.action?path=/ios/ios_sdk_4.2__final/xcode_3.2.5_and_ios_sdk_4.2_final.dmg > > It will ask you for your Apple ID and password, put in > > kmandpjly...@verizon.net <mailto:kmandpjly...@verizon.net> > > for user and add your password. > > If your login is not working, that might be why you get the invalid > message? If so, click the blue *Forgot Password?* link and it will > reset your password for you and email you to let you make a new one so > that you can then log in and get the file I linked above. > > After you log in, it should pop up a window and ask to Save or Cancel. > Choose Save, wait for the download to finish, open the .dmg by double > clicking and the rest should work. > > You don't need the Apple ID for installing Xcode just your OSX system > password... > > I'm not sure exactly what part of the install isn't working with your > Xcode install, but I think you're pretty close to getting it working. > > On 1/24/11 9:35 AM, patricklynch wrote: > > Thanks for the 'heads up'. > > I got a 'free' Apple ID but it didn't work with the Apple download of > Xcode...the Apple ID that I received from them was > 'kmandpjly...@verizon.net <mailto:kmandpjly...@verizon.net>' which is my > email address...this gives the > invalid message... > > I've notified Apple of this and am awaiting an answer from them... > > Good day > > -----Original Message----- > From:beginners-boun...@haskell.org <mailto:beginners-boun...@haskell.org> > [mailto:beginners-boun...@haskell.org] > On Behalf Of JETkoten > Sent: Monday, January 24, 2011 5:37 AM > To:beginners@haskell.org <mailto:beginners@haskell.org> > Subject: Re: [Haskell-beginners] Looking for some guidance to installing > GHCI on MAC > > Xcode is needed on the Mac to install *anything* that's not already a > ready made (pre-compiled binary) program. Once you've got Xcode > installed, it really does get easier! > > It is different than the PC because the Mac is using Xcode to convert > the GHC and other Haskell platform files from the source code that > people can read to a complied binary program that the computer can read > and that can run on your Mac. On the PC what you downloaded and > installed was already compiled before you downloaded it. > > Once you get your free developer.apple.com account you then look for the > link for Xcode and pick the one for your version of OSX (10.4 or 10.5 or > 10.6). > > Download the file and when it finishes you can just double click it on > the download window and it'll run the installer, or at least take you to > the downloaded installer in whatever folder it is in so you can then > double click installer file and make it run. I forget which way it works > right now, but one of those will work. > > It'll then have you agree to the software license, and ask for your > system password. > > Write it in, then wait a while for it to finish. It'll tell you when > it's done... and after that you can try to install the Haskell platform > again and it should work. > > This is the beginner list: "Here, there is no such thing as a 'stupid > question.'" Any other problems with your install? Post them back to the > list. You don't have to give up on it... keep at it and people here will > help you through. > > On 1/23/11 5:20 PM, patricklynch wrote: >> ...i tried the March 2010 installation on the MAC and I get the same >> result...if there is a requirement for Xcode, shouldn't it be listed in > the >> Installation Instructions... I tried another installation but it too >> required Xcode... >> >> ...again, I was able to install GHC on a PC and was able to install HUGs > on >> the Mac... >> >> ...really frustrating... I'm not going to pay Apple $99, so I may have to >> give up on the Mac for a while - bummer... >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: patricklynch [mailto:kmandpjly...@verizon.net] >> Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2011 4:44 PM >> To: 'Antoine Latter' >> Cc: 'Wes Morgan'; 'beginners@haskell.org <mailto:beginners@haskell.org>' >> Subject: RE: [Haskell-beginners] Looking for some guidance to installing >> GHCI on MAC >> >> ...sorry for being a 'klutz' - but I'm new to the mac too... >> ...i'm guessing that I have Xcode installed...i see an X icon that has an >> X11 label - when I click it, it displays nothing...bummer... >> ...since I was able to install Hugs I'm guessing that Xcode is >> installed...however, I have no way of knowing if this is true...and Apple >> wants $99 for a Developer fee, bummer...I was not given an installation >> disk... >> >> I went to the site: haskage.haskell.org\platform\mac.html... >> It gives me a three step installation procedure... >> ...the 1st deletes any previous installation of GHC - this worked... >> ...the 2nd gets me to a screen that states Standard install on "Macintosh >> HD"; with a message: click Install...{however, the Install Button can not > be >> clicked}...this is as far as I can get... >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Antoine Latter [mailto:aslat...@gmail.com] >> Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2011 2:55 PM >> To: patricklynch >> Cc: Wes Morgan;beginners@haskell.org <mailto:beginners@haskell.org> >> Subject: Re: [Haskell-beginners] Looking for some guidance to installing >> GHCI on MAC >> >> The problem I had at first with the Haskell Platform installer was >> that I didn't have Xcode installed. >> >> This should be on one of the OS X install discs, I think. You can also >> download it from Apple: >> >> http://developer.apple.com/technologies/xcode.html >> >> It might be easier if you could send us the error message you're getting. >> >> Antoine >> >> On Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 2:18 PM, patricklynch<kmandpjly...@verizon.net> >> <mailto:kmandpjly...@verizon.net> >> wrote: >>> ...i tried to use the installation for Mac at Haskell.org, but it gives > me >>> an error message [something like: call your software vendor]... >>> >>> ...i tried the Homebrew, see email below, but it wants my Apple > Developer >>> id...i don't have one... >>> >>> ...i installed it on my pc and all it took was a single keystroke... >>> ...i installed Hugs on my Mac without any problem.. >>> >>> ...i'd appreciate any help, I really need to work with ghc on my mac >>> >>> Go Jets >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From:beginners-boun...@haskell.org <mailto:beginners-boun...@haskell.org> > [mailto:beginners-boun...@haskell.org] >>> On Behalf Of Wes Morgan >>> Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2011 7:36 AM >>> To:beginners@haskell.org <mailto:beginners@haskell.org> >>> Subject: Re: [Haskell-beginners] Looking for some guidance to installing >>> GHCI on MAC >>> >>> I just used Homebrew (http://mxcl.github.com/homebrew/). Once that's >>> installed, 'brew install ghc' gets you GHC, GHCi, cabal, etc. >>> >>> Wes >>> >>> On Jan 23, 2011, at 6:00 AM,"beginners-requ...@haskell.org" >>> <mailto:beginners-requ...@haskell.org> >>> <beginners-requ...@haskell.org> <mailto:beginners-requ...@haskell.org> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Re: [Haskell-beginners] Looking for some guidance to >>>> installing GHCI on MAC >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Beginners mailing list >>> Beginners@haskell.org <mailto:Beginners@haskell.org> >>> http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/beginners >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Beginners mailing list >>> Beginners@haskell.org <mailto:Beginners@haskell.org> >>> http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/beginners >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Beginners mailing list >> Beginners@haskell.org <mailto:Beginners@haskell.org> >> http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/beginners >> > > _______________________________________________ > Beginners mailing list > Beginners@haskell.org <mailto:Beginners@haskell.org> > http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/beginners > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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