On Aug 3, 10:10 am, Ivan Miljenovic <[email protected]> wrote: > On 3 August 2010 15:02, rustom <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I tried to install pivotal > > According to the site I must do: > > ghc --make Main -fglasgow-exts -package plugins > > > I get > > cant satisfy package plugins > > Which version of GHC are you using? If you're using 6.12, then you're > out of luck: plugins won't work with it yet. ?? Is 6.12 too young or too old?? > > > I believe the more general problem is that one has to choose between > > 'direct' cabal installs and using debian's packages. At least this is > > the same situation Ive seen before in python, ruby etc. > > Preferably, use a distro package if there is one. If there isn't, > then use cabal-install to install it to your home directory (which > means you'll have to maintain it yourself). > > > So this is really 2 questions: > > 1. How to remove this error and install pivotal > > cabal install pivotal (if you have GHC-6.10.*)
I am not sure how to resolve this: use cabal install and 'preferably use a distro' In any case with cabal install pivotal I get cabal: There is no package named pivotal. Perhaps you need to run 'cabal update' first? (this was just after a cabal update) Finally: Is it better to take up these (kind of) questions on the ghc list rather than here? > > > 2. Is it better to install haskell-platform or is it better to have a > > minimal install of ghc and then use hackage/cabal [Or is this a type- > > wrong question :-) ] > > In general, I recommend you stick with your distribution's packages as > much as possible (assuming they're kept up to date) and only resort to > cabal-install when necessary; distribution packages typically interact > with the system (in terms of non-Haskell dependencies, etc.) better. > > -- > Ivan Lazar Miljenovic > [email protected] > IvanMiljenovic.wordpress.com > _______________________________________________ > Haskell-Cafe mailing list > [email protected]http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe _______________________________________________ Haskell-Cafe mailing list [email protected] http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe
