On 27 July 2011 14:18, Tom Murphy <amin...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 7/27/11, Ivan Lazar Miljenovic <ivan.miljeno...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Installing the Haskell Platform currently requires XCode developer tools. >>> >>> To get XCode on my 10.6 machine, I... >> >> My understanding is that it's about $5 (though I seem to recall >> hearing that they recently made it free), but I don't use OSX so I >> can't really help you. >> > > The choices Apple's given me are OS X 10.7 ($30), or Developer Account > ($99/1 year). I don't see XCode available for sale without one of > these two.
Apparently it's now in the Mac App store: http://developer.apple.com/xcode/ > >>> Is there a way to install HP without XCode? Could there be in the >>> future? [...] it seems like a >>> small function that XCode actually performs in the Haskell development >>> "toolchain." >> >> A C compiler (specifically gcc; not sure if anyone has tried GHC with >> clang yet). Whilst GHC doesn't need to go via C any more, the Haskell >> Platform does come with some libraries that have a C component; GHC is >> also partly written in C (for the RTS if memory serves) though that >> shouldn't be a factor here as you're getting a binary. >> > > If this is the case, couldn't the HP use gcc instead? I'd personally > advocate gcc as standard, not as a workaround, because > a) gcc is FOSS. > b) XCode is 4GB and its functionality is basically orthogonal to the > needs of Haskell developers. Yes, but AFAIK to get gcc for OSX you get it from XCode :/ -- Ivan Lazar Miljenovic ivan.miljeno...@gmail.com IvanMiljenovic.wordpress.com _______________________________________________ Haskell-Cafe mailing list Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe