Re: GHC 6.6.1 Windows installer, test version

2007-05-11 Thread Simon Marlow
Simon Marlow wrote: shelarcy wrote: Hi On Thu, 10 May 2007 18:36:22 +0900, Neil Mitchell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've attached the installer source to this message, for you to play with/patch to your hearts content. I sent a copy to Ian a few days, so it should be appearing in the GHC tree

Re: GHC 6.6.1 Windows installer, test version

2007-05-11 Thread Neil Mitchell
Hi Ok, I'm building a new tarball with GLUT and C++. The OpenAL/ALUT stuff looks a bit daunting at the moment. If someone tells me exactly what I need to install to make it work, then I'll do that. This tarball has GLUT and C++:

Re: GHC 6.6.1 Windows installer, test version

2007-05-11 Thread shelarcy
Hi. On Sat, 12 May 2007 00:44:15 +0900, Neil Mitchell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ok, I'm building a new tarball with GLUT and C++. The OpenAL/ALUT stuff looks a bit daunting at the moment. If someone tells me exactly what I need to install to make it work, then I'll do that. OK, I

Re: GHC 6.6.1 Windows installer, test version

2007-05-10 Thread shelarcy
Hi, On Wed, 09 May 2007 17:31:51 +0900, Simon Marlow [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So to summarise, the following are missing from the binary distribution that Neil used as the basis for his installer: * readline * ALUT * OpenAL * GLUT * C++ support in the bundled GCC right? Yes.

Re: GHC 6.6.1 Windows installer, test version

2007-05-10 Thread shelarcy
On Wed, 09 May 2007 17:31:51 +0900, Simon Marlow [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You forgot to include GLUT and readline packages. I think you can't build these packages, so you don't include it. This is well-known problem, if build GHC your self. Because MInGW doesn't have these headers and library

Re: GHC 6.6.1 Windows installer, test version

2007-05-10 Thread shelarcy
On Wed, 09 May 2007 17:42:11 +0900, Neil Mitchell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Custom/complete: yes, typical: no. What on earth does typical mean? The user has no idea whether it will install the features they need or not, so it's a meaningless option. From all I can tell, GHC 6.6 has all

Re: GHC 6.6.1 Windows installer, test version

2007-05-10 Thread Simon Marlow
shelarcy wrote: Hi, On Wed, 09 May 2007 17:31:51 +0900, Simon Marlow [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So to summarise, the following are missing from the binary distribution that Neil used as the basis for his installer: * readline * ALUT * OpenAL * GLUT * C++ support in the bundled

Re: GHC 6.6.1 Windows installer, test version

2007-05-10 Thread shelarcy
Hi On Thu, 10 May 2007 18:36:22 +0900, Neil Mitchell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've attached the installer source to this message, for you to play with/patch to your hearts content. I sent a copy to Ian a few days, so it should be appearing in the GHC tree at some point. I succeed to build

Re: GHC 6.6.1 Windows installer, test version

2007-05-10 Thread shelarcy
On Thu, 10 May 2007 18:11:52 +0900, Simon Marlow [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So to summarise, the following are missing from the binary distribution that Neil used as the basis for his installer: (snip) right? Yes. And Sigbjorn's one provides these packages. Ok, but I don't know how to

Re: GHC 6.6.1 Windows installer, test version

2007-05-10 Thread Simon Marlow
shelarcy wrote: Hi On Thu, 10 May 2007 18:36:22 +0900, Neil Mitchell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've attached the installer source to this message, for you to play with/patch to your hearts content. I sent a copy to Ian a few days, so it should be appearing in the GHC tree at some point. I

Re: GHC 6.6.1 Windows installer, test version

2007-05-09 Thread Simon Marlow
So to summarise, the following are missing from the binary distribution that Neil used as the basis for his installer: * readline * ALUT * OpenAL * GLUT * C++ support in the bundled GCC right? I can try to roll another binary distribution, but I don't know much about these packages or

Re: GHC 6.6.1 Windows installer, test version

2007-05-09 Thread Simon Marlow
shelarcy wrote: GHC 6.6's installer (MSI) has three Installation Mode, Typical, Custom, Complete. These mode doesn't work GHC 6.6's one, but some other installer uses these Installation Mode, to suport install options. Custom/complete: yes, typical: no. What on earth does typical mean?

Re: GHC 6.6.1 Windows installer, test version

2007-05-09 Thread Neil Mitchell
Hi GHC 6.6's installer (MSI) has three Installation Mode, Typical, Custom, Complete. These mode doesn't work GHC 6.6's one, but some other installer uses these Installation Mode, to suport install options. Custom/complete: yes, typical: no. What on earth does typical mean? The user has

Re: GHC 6.6.1 Windows installer, test version

2007-05-08 Thread Neil Mitchell
Hi You forgot to include GLUT and readline packages. I think you can't build these packages, so you don't include it. I have built an installer for the binary package produced by the GHC Team, including whatever they included, and excluding whatever they excluded. If the GHC Team change their

Re: GHC 6.6.1 Windows installer, test version

2007-05-08 Thread shelarcy
On Tue, 08 May 2007 19:04:33 +0900, Neil Mitchell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You forgot to include GLUT and readline packages. I think you can't build these packages, so you don't include it. I have built an installer for the binary package produced by the GHC Team, including whatever they

Re: GHC 6.6.1 Windows installer, test version

2007-05-08 Thread Neil Mitchell
Hi So I want to know What version of MinGW do you use? and Is your MinGW has C++ files? None, I don't have it installed. I took the binaries straight from the GHC 6.6.1 .tar.bz on haskell.org, I guess Ian would know how they build that. I think these tasks are easy, and they don't become

Re: GHC 6.6.1 Windows installer, test version

2007-05-07 Thread Brian Hulley
Neil Mitchell wrote: Hi, I've prepared a GHC 6.6.1 Windows installer. Before I offer this up as an official installer, could people please test it? http://www.haskell.org/ghc/dist/6.6.1/ghc-6.6.1-i386-windows-test1.exe Thanks Neil, This works perfectly! Best regards, Brian.

Re: GHC 6.6.1 Windows installer, test version

2007-05-07 Thread Adrian Hey
Neil Mitchell wrote: Hi, I've prepared a GHC 6.6.1 Windows installer. Before I offer this up as an official installer, could people please test it? http://www.haskell.org/ghc/dist/6.6.1/ghc-6.6.1-i386-windows-test1.exe Thanks for that. It seems to install and compile the collections package