John Atwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > I'm trying to install the compiler, but can't get past: > > GLASGOW_HASKELL_ROOT environment variable is set; > But can't untangle /local/fp/lib/ghc/2.01/sparc-sun-solaris2. > (Installation error) > > > I fiddled with the perl script a bit, but couldn't see what to change; > looks to me like /local/fp/... is hardcoded on line about line 115 of > ghc-2.01. > > > I also tried the env var, but same prob. > Ignore the stuff about GLASGOW_HASKELL_ROOT, and set $InstLibDirGhc and $InstDataDirGhc directly (the code for dealing with the env variable had an attack of bitrot in 2.01) See http://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/fp/software/ghc/ghc-bugs.html#GLASGOW_HASKELL_ROOT for a little bit more detail. > > Also, the docs say to change 3 scripts, but I find only 2; i'm missing > hstags. > That's right I'm afraid, hstags didn't make it in time for the 2.01 release. --Sigbjorn > >John Atwood >--Office phone: 541-737-5583 (Batcheller 349) home: 757-8772 > Office mail: 303 Dearborn Hall, OSU, Corvallis, OR 97331 >--Frames are evil; see why: http://wwwvoice.com/hatefrm.html > >P.S. What have you got against env vars? > It's a Religious thing :-), env vars require fiddling on the part the user, hard(er) to move between builds/compiler versions (which we tend to do) etc etc.
