On Mar 23, 2015, at 10:58 AM, Christopher Done <chrisd...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Someone added this text: > > > Many now recommend just using a bare compiler combined with sandboxed > > dependencies, especially for new users. However, others prefer to > > start with the curated blessed set of packages in the Haskell > > Platform, which is available for Windows, OS X, and Linux. > > Which adds choice to users ill-equipped to make choice.
Your point here is a good one. I have to confess I'm not even sure, exactly, what "combined with sandboxed dependencies" means. (Use a sandbox for every package I wish to install, bypassing `cabal install`? Use a sandbox for every package I write? Use a sandbox to write "Hello, world!"? And what about GHCi?) And I'm not a newcomer to Haskell! This is not welcoming, in my opinion. If the recommended installation mentions sandboxes, it's the wrong recommendation, and we should aim for better. Richard _______________________________________________ ghc-devs mailing list ghc-devs@haskell.org http://mail.haskell.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ghc-devs
