On Sun, Mar 03, 2013 at 09:22:15PM +0100, Arnaud Bailly wrote: > Hello, > I am trying to install timeplot and splot on a windows 7 host, using > Haskell platform 2012.2.0.0, and I have troubles installing HSChart. > > First difficulties were installing cairo, which requires Gtk+ libraries and > headers. I installed those using a Gtk+-bundle, first in c:\Program Files\. > I had to move to d:\soft (eg. a directory without spaces) to be able to > install cairo. > > Then I tried to install Chart and at first failed with a cryptic 'Exit > Failure 1' error from cabal. I succeeded when I redirected cabal output to > a file, eg: cabal install > out 2<&1 whereas a plain 'cabal install' failed. > > Then I managed to install splot and timeplot. I then tried to use Chart to > draw a simple chart, following > http://hackage.haskell.org/packages/archive/Chart/0.16/doc/html/Graphics-Rendering-Chart-Simple.htmland > it hang forever with a CPU at 100%.
No idea if it's related, but hanging forever with the CPU at 100% reminds me of this: http://code.google.com/p/diagrams/issues/detail?id=71 Unfortunately, GTK + cairo are notoriously difficult to install on OSX and Windows. -Brent _______________________________________________ Haskell-Cafe mailing list [email protected] http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe
