Hi Andrew
2009/12/5 Andrew Coppin <andrewcop...@btinternet.com>: > I don't think it should be necessary to install a Unix emulator just so that > I can write Windows programs. Maybe others disagree. > ... > > I'm by no means an expert here, but isn't it usual for C libraries on > Windows to be supplied as a compiled DLL and a header file for using it? I > don't quite understand why you need a C compiler. The thing is, all the bindings on Hackage (or at least something most likely above 95%) are to "Unix" C libraries so you need a C compiler and a Unix emulator to use them. I do have have some sympathy with your point though - it is possible to get things to compile once you have Cygwin, but deployment on any other machine Windows thereafter is 'challenging' to say the least. > Apparently there is some talk of removing OpenGL from the Haskell Platform. > And if this happens, it'll be one more thing I can't use on Windows. :-( I didn't realise until I looked today that OpenGL was in the Haskell Platform. If the proposal to remove it is from Sven Panne then fair enough, otherwise it would be a bit disappointing - it always "just worked" when it was part of GHCs extralibs... Best wishes Stephen _______________________________________________ Haskell-Cafe mailing list Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe
