#1540: GHC on Macs
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Reporter: guest | Owner: thorkilnaur
Type: support request | Status: new
Priority: high | Milestone: 6.8
Component: Build System | Version: 6.6.1
Severity: normal | Resolution:
Keywords: | Difficulty: Unknown
Os: MacOS X | Testcase:
Architecture: x86 |
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Comment (by thorkilnaur):
Thanks a lot chak. You confirm that the situation is relatively complex. I
need to correct myself: The .dmz files I was thinking of are actually .dmg
(disk image, I believe they are called) files, sorry about that. Also, I
have found some GHC .dmg files (for example GHC.6.2.1.dmg on
http://haskell.org/ghc/download_ghc_621.html) and some .zip files (for
example GHC-6.4.1.pkg.zip on http://haskell.org/ghc/download_ghc_641.html)
"containing an Apple Installer Package (.pkg)" prepared by Wolfgang
Thaller. So perhaps he would be able to point in a suitable direction for
this?
Another thing: On http://haskell.org/ghc/download_ghc_661.html that refers
Unix-style binary packages for both Intel and PPC Macs prepared by
Christian Maeder, we are directly referred to a GMP framework and a
readline framework on haskell.org. Additionally, the message from
Christian Maeder referred to contains further references to other such
frameworks. To get a solid foundation for a Mac GHC install, it would be
necessary to know how these frameworks were produced, so that, for
example, we can update when new versions of these things appear.
Finally, I have seen the !MacPorts install that compiles GHC from sources,
but always wondered how that could work if there wasn't a binary GHC
already installed. On http://haskell.org/ghc/download_ghc_66.html, the
!MacPorts install prepared by Gregory Wright is describes as "using a
binary bootstrap compiler". Perhaps Gregory Wright could help me
understand this better?
Best regards
Thorkil
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