Ha, Nick. Nice opening statement. :-) And rest of message.
Am Sonntag, 31. Juli 2016 schrieb Nick H : > Elm is a programming language. Currently it is for client-side (browser) > use only. So there is no server or db persistence layer. "elm-make --output > elm.js" compiles your elm program to JavaScript, so that it can be embedded > in a web page. > > You can learn how to use Elm by following this guide > <http://guide.elm-lang.org/>. > > > > On Sun, Jul 31, 2016 at 1:27 PM, Neil Souza <nr...@ztkae.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','nr...@ztkae.com');>> wrote: > >> ok, npm install worked. >> >> cloned the todo example, cd into the directory and ran `elm reactor`. >> >> opened up http://localhost:8000, see the list of files. >> >> clicked on `Todo.eml` and got a blank page. >> >> ok, get out of reactor, run `elm-make Todo.elm --output elm.js` and open >> `index.html`. >> >> todo example is working now, but i'm just pointing to a file in the >> client. >> >> what is elm? http://elm-lang.org/ doesn't really explain much. i thought >> it was a framework... is it just a transpiler? >> >> where can i get an app example with server, client and db persistence? >> >> >> On Monday, August 1, 2016 at 3:06:28 AM UTC+8, Neil Souza wrote: >>> >>> ok, i wanted to take elm for a spin after hearing and reading about it. >>> >>> searched for "getting started" and found my way to the install >>> <http://elm-lang.org/install> page. >>> >>> i'm on OSX... ok, no package manager options. that's an issue since i >>> manage teams of developers and work on multiple machines and use >>> configuration management software to keep everyone and everything in sync. >>> >>> ...and the download is not served over https. i live in China so running >>> executables downloaded insecurely is a big no-no (and it probably should be >>> everywhere). change the url to https and the page doesn't even load. i'm >>> confused. >>> >>> alright, some searching led me to >>> >>> https://github.com/elm-lang/elm-compiler/issues/776#issuecomment-56264660 >>> >>> i've got cabal installed, and i'll just assume that it fetches packages >>> securely. >>> >>> $ cabal update >>> Downloading the latest package list from hackage.haskell.org >>> Skipping download: Local and remote files match. >>> >>> $ cabal install elm >>> Resolving dependencies... >>> Configuring Elm-0.12.3... >>> Building Elm-0.12.3... >>> Failed to install Elm-0.12.3 >>> Build log ( /Users/nrser/.cabal/logs/Elm-0.12.3.log ): >>> Configuring Elm-0.12.3... >>> Building Elm-0.12.3... >>> Preprocessing library Elm-0.12.3... >>> [ 1 of 62] Compiling Generate.Html ( compiler/Generate/Html.hs, dist/ >>> build/Generate/Html.o ) >>> [ 2 of 62] Compiling Generate.Markdown ( compiler/Generate/Markdown.hs, >>> dist/build/Generate/Markdown.o ) >>> >>> >>> compiler/Generate/Markdown.hs:7:41: >>> Couldn't match type ‘Either Text.Pandoc.Error.PandocError Pandoc’ >>> with ‘Pandoc’ >>> Expected type: String -> Pandoc >>> Actual type: String >>> -> Either Text.Pandoc.Error.PandocError Pandoc >>> In the second argument of ‘(.)’, namely ‘readMarkdown readOptions’ >>> In the expression: >>> writeHtmlString writeOptions . readMarkdown readOptions >>> cabal: Error: some packages failed to install: >>> Elm-0.12.3 failed during the building phase. The exception was: >>> ExitFailure 1 >>> >>> googled around a bit, found this: >>> >>> https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/elm-discuss/UYPDjXrHels >>> >>> guess it's not being published to cabal anymore. >>> >>> seems to leave me with no scalable secure way to install elm. >>> >>> what's the deal? am i missing something? >>> >>> >>> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Elm Discuss" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to elm-discuss+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','elm-discuss%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com');> >> . >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Elm Discuss" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to elm-discuss+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','elm-discuss%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com');> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Elm Discuss" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to elm-discuss+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
