> > Point taken. However, I don't think that the main goal of the platform > > is to provide a Windows installer for hard-to-install libraries. > > Well, it's one of the major ones.
Yes indeed. The Haskell Platform helps the community prioritise packages covering critical areas that should be stabilised and maintained across a broad range of environments. Hackage is a delightful anarchic zoo but navigating your way round it can be quite a challenge for the uninitiated -- the platform is probably your best friend and guide while you building up the map. Granted, much of it is resolving a co-ordination and communication problem, but I would say no less important for that. Chris -----Original Message----- From: haskell-platform-boun...@projects.haskell.org [mailto:haskell-platform-boun...@projects.haskell.org] On Behalf Of Ivan Lazar Miljenovic Sent: 13 June 2012 15:01 To: Roman Cheplyaka Cc: Haskell Platform Subject: Re: Haskell platform proposal: the async package On 13 June 2012 23:35, Roman Cheplyaka <r...@ro-che.info> wrote: > * Ivan Lazar Miljenovic <ivan.miljeno...@gmail.com> [2012-06-13 > 23:14:18+1000] >> On 13 June 2012 23:12, Roman Cheplyaka <r...@ro-che.info> wrote: >> > * Ivan Lazar Miljenovic <ivan.miljeno...@gmail.com> [2012-06-13 >> > 23:02:18+1000] >> >> Is it possible to add something there about _why_ this package >> >> should be in the Platform rather than being a recommended package >> >> for people to cabal-install if they need something like it? >> > >> > Is there such a justification for any platform package? >> >> network, OpenGL, etc. can apparently be difficult to install on >> Windows due to dependence upon C libraries, so it helps to have an >> all-in-one installer for them. > > Point taken. However, I don't think that the main goal of the platform > is to provide a Windows installer for hard-to-install libraries. Well, it's one of the major ones. I guess my point was more "why should this library go in and not any other random library?". > > -- > Roman I. Cheplyaka :: http://ro-che.info/ -- Ivan Lazar Miljenovic ivan.miljeno...@gmail.com http://IvanMiljenovic.wordpress.com _______________________________________________ Haskell-platform mailing list Haskell-platform@projects.haskell.org http://projects.haskell.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/haskell-platform _______________________________________________ Haskell-platform mailing list Haskell-platform@projects.haskell.org http://projects.haskell.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/haskell-platform
