> > > >> Now that's rapid maintenance, but it's still version hell because you've >> got to have that compiler installed first (even though HP is supposed to be >> a way to acquire haskell) and you probably haven't. You've probably got the >> one from the linux package which hasn't been maintained since, ooh, must >> have been at least a week ago, so you install the new one and you've >> trashed cabal. How long is that puzzle gonna take to unravel? >> > > About 12 seconds, if you read http://www.haskell.org/platform/linux.html: > > Download the source tarball for Unix-like systems: here > > > - > *haskell-platform-2012.4.0.0.tar.gz<http://lambda.haskell.org/platform/download/2012.4.0.0/haskell-platform-2012.4.0.0.tar.gz> > * > - SHA-1: 7976508c50305969f64c721a1d095ae22efff8b7 > > Get and install GHC 7.4.2 prior to building the platform: > > > - GHC 7.4.2 <http://haskell.org/ghc/download_ghc_7_4_2.html> > > Finally, unpack the Haskell Platform source tarball, and run (possibly > with 'sudo'): > > ./configure > > make > > make install > > Also, the Haskell Platform ./configure step checks which version of GHC you have installed, and requires you to pass the option --enable-*unsupported*-* ghc*-version in order to compile it with anything other than GHC 7.4.2.
Did you try an unsupported version? And now you're complaining?
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