On the Haskell list, Bill Halchin writes:
I am trying to build the HaXML stuff and the linker (ld) is
looking for an archive, gmp.a, which I don't have installed. Can
anybody lead me in the right direction??
[queries like this should really go to
[EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED],
GHC maintainers: this is definitely a FAQ - is it mentioned on the GHC
download page?
Yes :)
http://www.haskell.org/ghc/faq_406.html
Simon
Don't know about binary dists, but I compiled 4.06 from source and
it did install directly in /usr/local/lib, which is IMHO not so good.
Many files used by a single package should generally go to a separate
subdirectory. I reran ./configure with some option to install in
I must admit I'm surprised by the reaction to my suggestion. Here /usr is shared
between lots of machines and there is no question of my installing GHC in /usr/bin
or anything like it. (The few system adminstrators here are all honest, overworked,
and sadly incorruptible.) My original problem
Just a few remarks and personal opinions from a RPM builder's view:
* IMHO the whole /usr/local hierarchy is completely obsolete for
and "real" programs should only be used for quick local hacks.
= GHC should reside under /usr/{bin,lib,include}
I'd rather say that the use of
Malcolm Wallace [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote,
Can I propose a change to the -i / -I flags? Currently, the -idir (or
-Idir) options add a directory to the search path for imports. This
directory is either relative to the current dir, or absolute. My
suggestion is that it could also be used for
Simon Marlow [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote,
Don't know about binary dists, but I compiled 4.06 from source and
it did install directly in /usr/local/lib, which is IMHO not so good.
Many files used by a single package should generally go to a separate
subdirectory. I reran ./configure with some
On Tue, Feb 29, 2000 at 17:06:01 +, Marcin 'Qrczak' Kowalczyk wrote:
BTW, I see lack of standard way of conveniently installing a Haskell
library. For example c2hs installs in its own subdirectory and provides a
script c2hs-config which outputs compiler and linker flags necessary to
link
