Hi The paragraph in the new page is better than the old one, but it makes sense to have the information in only one place. When looking for the information "getting the sources" didn't occur to me as a description of how to get any extra libraries (although on reflection, I'm surprised I didn't try it).
Thanks Neil > -----Original Message----- > From: Simon Peyton-Jones [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 17 September 2008 1:40 pm > To: Mitchell, Neil; Jost Berthold > Cc: glasgow-haskell-users@haskell.org > Subject: RE: Adding (some) libraries to a GHC tree > > good stuff -- but with a big overlap with the "Getting more > packages" section in > http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/wiki/Building/GettingTheSo > urces. Do you agree? Would it be possible to merge your new > paragraphs into the existing page? > > If the existing page is too big and hard to navigate we could > break it up. > > > S > | -----Original Message----- > | From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > | [mailto:glasgow-haskell-users- [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > | Mitchell, Neil > | Sent: 17 September 2008 10:50 > | To: Jost Berthold > | Cc: glasgow-haskell-users@haskell.org > | Subject: RE: Adding (some) libraries to a GHC tree > | > | Hi Jost, > | > | Many thanks, that's perfect. > | > | I moved the page to > | http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/wiki/Building/AddingLibs , and > | referenced it from http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/wiki/Building > | > | Thanks > | > | Neil > | > | > -----Original Message----- > | > From: Jost Berthold [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > | > Sent: 17 September 2008 10:36 am > | > To: Mitchell, Neil > | > Cc: glasgow-haskell-users@haskell.org > | > Subject: Adding (some) libraries to a GHC tree > | > > | > Hi Neil, > | > > | > You can manually add any package which is listed in > | > http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/wiki/DarcsRepositories > | > by getting it (with darcs), directly into the /libraries > subdirectory. > | > When you later use darcs-all, the added library will be included > | > when pulling new changes etc. > | > > | > I have added a wiki page to explain this: > | > http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/wiki/AddingLibsToBuild > | > (feel free to remove it and add the material to a more convenient > | > place) > | > > | > HTH > | > Jost > | > > | > > | > > | > | > ====================================================================== > | ======== Please access the attached hyperlink for an important > | electronic communications disclaimer: > | > | http://www.credit-suisse.com/legal/en/disclaimer_email_ib.html > | > ====================================================================== > | ======== > | > | _______________________________________________ > | Glasgow-haskell-users mailing list > | Glasgow-haskell-users@haskell.org > | http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/glasgow-haskell-users > > > ============================================================================== Please access the attached hyperlink for an important electronic communications disclaimer: http://www.credit-suisse.com/legal/en/disclaimer_email_ib.html ============================================================================== _______________________________________________ Glasgow-haskell-users mailing list Glasgow-haskell-users@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/glasgow-haskell-users
