2009/7/8 Matthias Görgens <matthias.goerg...@googlemail.com>: >> One problem I see is the binary-only distribution of packages. This makes >> cabal-install incompatible with most distributions except, maybe, gentoo. >> The automation process would have to run through hackageDB tracking >> dependencies and compiling each needed library. Pretty hard stuff... > > Yes. The sanest approach for any distribution would seem to install > are bare bones ghc + cabal (cabal install) and let the cabal package > system do the hard work directly.
That wouldn't work, as cabal dependancies don't allow downloading the appropriate C libraries from the distribution repositories when needed. _______________________________________________ Haskell-Cafe mailing list Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe
