I think it depends on how u install it. By default it need to write some files to system path. E.g. /usr/local/bin I wonder there is option allow you to specify installation path this you won't necessarily be root.
-Haisheng On Wednesday, August 5, 2015, 吕文龙 <lvwenlong_lam...@qq.com> wrote: > just want to know why do I have to be a root user to install haskell > platform? > > ------------------ > 吕文龙 MP：18801735051 > 复旦大学2010级微电子学与固体电子学专业（School of Microelectronics,Fudan University） > > 通讯地址：上海市浦东新区蔡伦路1433弄3号楼803（Room 803 Building 3 Lane 1433 Cailun Road, Pudong > District, Shanghai, China） > > > > ------------------ Original ------------------ > *From: * "haskell-request";<haskell-requ...@haskell.org > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','haskell-requ...@haskell.org');>>; > *Date: * Wed, Aug 5, 2015 08:00 PM > *To: * "haskell"<haskell@haskell.org > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','haskell@haskell.org');>>; > *Subject: * Haskell Digest, Vol 144, Issue 4 > > Send Haskell mailing list submissions to > haskell@haskell.org <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','haskell@haskell.org');> > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://mail.haskell.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/haskell > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > haskell-requ...@haskell.org > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','haskell-requ...@haskell.org');> > > You can reach the person managing the list at > haskell-ow...@haskell.org > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','haskell-ow...@haskell.org');> > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Haskell digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: ANNOUNCE: Haskell Platform 7.10.2-a (Mark Lentczner) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2015 13:51:36 -0700 > From: Mark Lentczner <mark.lentcz...@gmail.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','mark.lentcz...@gmail.com');>> > To: haskell <haskell-c...@haskell.org > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','haskell-c...@haskell.org');>>, > haskell-platf...@projects.haskell.org > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','haskell-platf...@projects.haskell.org');>, > haskell@haskell.org <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','haskell@haskell.org');> > Subject: Re: [Haskell] ANNOUNCE: Haskell Platform 7.10.2-a > Message-ID: > <caaooifbc5moqkfcaaj25s44auzbjblefwx27y8vy40p4n29...@mail.gmail.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','caaooifbc5moqkfcaaj25s44auzbjblefwx27y8vy40p4n29...@mail.gmail.com');> > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > As promised in the Haskell Platform 7.10.2 announcement, we have now > release Haskell Platform 7.10.2-a. The only changes from 7.10.2 are: > > text-1.2.1.3 - to work around the issue with text literals in GHC 7.10.2 > fgl-5.5.2.1 - this release changes no APIs, but fixes builds with older > GHCs > > > Available, as always, from: https://www.haskell.org/platform/ > > - Mark > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://mail.haskell.org/pipermail/haskell/attachments/20150804/cce27f0f/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > Haskell mailing list > Haskell@haskell.org <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','Haskell@haskell.org');> > http://mail.haskell.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/haskell > > > ------------------------------ > > End of Haskell Digest, Vol 144, Issue 4 > *************************************** > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile
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