Hi Anders,
> If this adds anything in terms of functionality that Nix doesn't already
> provide, then I would be interested to know. From having a quick look
> at your announcements, it's not quite clear though if it does.
I disagree Anders, but this is not the place to discuss it.
I will reply
Hi Chris.
> The key feature is the way it integrates the multiple tool chains into a
> single virtual tool chain with
> a sandboxing mechanism provided by the hub hackage.
>
> I think the Nix distribution might be a natural fit for 'hub' integration --
> I would be happy
> to work with the Nix peo
Hi Tim.
>> Nix can install such Haskell environments on all Linux variants and
>> on MacOS X without requiring superuser privileges.
>
> Is this actually the case?
Yes.
> When I tried this a year or so ago I had lots of problems with Redhat
> Enterprise Linux 5, due to issues with it's qui
> it might be of interest to know that the Nix package manager [1] offers
that functionality too
I am sorry if I gave the impression that JustHub was unique in adopting a
functional
philosophy to distributing Haskell -- obviously it is not and that was poor
phrasing on my part.
The key feature i
On 14/06/12 18:36, Peter Simons wrote:
it might be of interest to know that the Nix package manager [1] offers that
functionality too, but it can install such Haskell environments on all Linux
variants and on MacOS X without requiring superuser privileges.
Is this actually the case? When I tri
Chris Dornan wrote:
> The JustHub distribution is distinctive in providing a comprehensive
> back-catalogue of GHC tool chains (back to 6.10.4) and major Haskell
> Platform releases (currently back to 2011.2.0.1) as well as the timely
> appearance of leading edge GHC releases (such as GHC 7.4.
