#1540: GHC on Macs
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Reporter: guest | Owner:
Type: support request | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone:
Component: Compiler | Version: 6.6.1
Severity: normal | Resolution:
Keywords: | Difficulty: Unknown
Os: MacOS X | Testcase:
Architecture: x86 |
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Comment (by [EMAIL PROTECTED]):
If you don't install the Apple Developer Kit (for gcc) then you also won't
have make, as, ld, cpp, gdb, or any of the other usual "expected" unix-
like dev environment available to you. That also includes header files
for common C libraries. Basically, you will be extremely restricted in
what you can do. If ghc were to supply gcc, then you would also miss out
on any automated Apple security updates affecting any of the compiler tool
chain. Since Apple already supplies an easy installer (but we can't just
copy it into ghc, due to licensing issues), it seems crazy to duplicate
the work and provide an incomplete and probably buggy replacement.
Installing a full unix-like C development environment on MacOS is nothing
like as painful as on Windows. It really is a few simple clicks.
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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/1540>
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