win32 4.08.2 install question

2001-04-15 Thread David Bakin
While waiting for 5.00 for win32 I thought I'd get started with 4.08.2 - downloaded it today and installed it and the latest cygwin as per instructions.  However:  When following the "test the fruits of your labour" I invoke "ghc -o main main.hs" and get back a bash prompt and that's all.  N

Re: How to convert the type signature of a variable to a String?

2001-04-15 Thread Marcin 'Qrczak' Kowalczyk
Sun, 15 Apr 2001 14:20:01 +1000, Andrew J Bromage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> pisze: > We know that the most general type of `id' is "a->a". > We assume there's a theoretical function: > > get_the_function_type_of :: a -> String > > where a can be a function type. Now consider: > > f :: (

Re: The (Interactive) Glasgow Haskell Compiler -- version 5.00

2001-04-15 Thread Manuel M. T. Chakravarty
"Julian Seward (Intl Vendor)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote, > The (Interactive) Glasgow Haskell Compiler -- version 5.00 > > > We are pleased to announce a new major release of the Glasgow Haskell > Compiler (GHC), version 5.00. T

Re: The (Interactive) Glasgow Haskell Compiler -- version 5.00

2001-04-15 Thread Marcin 'Qrczak' Kowalczyk
Mon, 16 Apr 2001 00:15:39 +1000, Manuel M. T. Chakravarty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> pisze: > The source tar ball misses the configure scripts (it has the > `configure.in's, but the source tar ball should be > autoconf'ed, shouldn't it?) BTW, IMHO 'make maintainer-clean' should not delete configure scr

Re: IArray and MArray

2001-04-15 Thread Marcin 'Qrczak' Kowalczyk
Wed, 11 Apr 2001 14:19:50 +0200 (CEST), Marcin 'Qrczak' Kowalczyk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> pisze: > Is it important to keep the current definition of IArray and MArray > classes? I would like to change class operations, without changing > the interface, i.e. turn methods into ordinary overloaded func

solved! Fw: win32 4.08.2 install question

2001-04-15 Thread David Bakin
Found the problem in Sigbjørn Finne's FAQ at http://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/~sof/ghc-win32-faq.html:  I had no /bin, only a /usr/bin. I've gotten hello world to compile so I'm off and running.  If 5.00 wasn't switching to a Haskell driver I'd suggest updating the GHC installation on windows page w

Re: The (Interactive) Glasgow Haskell Compiler -- version 5.00

2001-04-15 Thread Manuel M. T. Chakravarty
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Marcin 'Qrczak' Kowalczyk) wrote, > Mon, 16 Apr 2001 00:15:39 +1000, Manuel M. T. Chakravarty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >pisze: > > > The source tar ball misses the configure scripts (it has the > > `configure.in's, but the source tar ball should be > > autoconf'ed, shouldn't it?)