Re: [Haskell-cafe] Best Linux for Haskell?
david48 [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Didn't work for me : Installs fine, ghci works fine, but I get linking problems. ld complains about -lgmp Did you try installing any of these? % apt-cache search libgmp libgmp3-dev - Multiprecision arithmetic library developers tools libgmp3c2 - Multiprecision arithmetic library -k -- If I haven't seen further, it is by standing in the footprints of giants ___ Haskell-Cafe mailing list Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe
Re: [Haskell-cafe] Best Linux for Haskell?
On Nov 7, 2007 9:05 AM, Ketil Malde [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: david48 [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Didn't work for me : Installs fine, ghci works fine, but I get linking problems. ld complains about -lgmp Did you try installing any of these? % apt-cache search libgmp libgmp3-dev - Multiprecision arithmetic library developers tools libgmp3c2 - Multiprecision arithmetic library I have to admit that I didn't... Since it already worked with 6.6.1. Anyways that dit it ( I was missing libgmp3-dev ), it works now. Thanks ! David. ___ Haskell-Cafe mailing list Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe
[Haskell-cafe] Best Linux for Haskell?
Each year I give Linux a try. And usually I kick it off my harddrive after a month, and stick to Windows. However, it does get better each year, so. So which kind Linux works best for running GHC (6.8.1) and related tools? (I want to give Yi a go, I can't get it to work on Windows). Debian? Fedora? Ubuntu? This is most likely a very stupid question, but please understand I'm a Windows user, so I'm supposed to be stupid J Thanks, Peter ___ Haskell-Cafe mailing list Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe
Re: [Haskell-cafe] Best Linux for Haskell?
On Nov 6, 2007 2:04 PM, Peter Verswyvelen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Each year I give Linux a try. And usually I kick it off my harddrive after a month, and stick to Windows. However, it does get better each year, so… I have not used Windows since 98, but I am going to make the bigoted, biased remark that Windows gets worse every year, so... So which kind Linux works best for running GHC (6.8.1) and related tools? (I want to give Yi a go, I can't get it to work on Windows). Debian? Fedora? Ubuntu? I would recommend Fedora, probably, since a lot of the binary builds seem to be done on Red Hat and Fedora machines, and it has been my experience that it is quite new user friendly and its repositories seemed up-to-date. Installing and updating software is slow, though, relatively speaking. Ubuntu seems to be doing well, though, and a lot of new Linux converts as well as users who have been using it for a while seem to like it a lot, though, and since it is based on Debian's software management system, software maintenance is second to none. They do seem to lag a little more with current software, though. As for me, I use FreeBSD primarily, and when I use Linux, it is Debian. Good luck; I hope that you find Linux to be comfortable and useful. This is most likely a very stupid question, but please understand I'm a Windows user, so I'm supposed to be stupid J For a stupid question, it has certainly started many a flame war and heated argument, and people still disagree greatly on it, so I would not consider it such. The next question you should ask is which text editor to use... -Brian ___ Haskell-Cafe mailing list Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe
Re: [Haskell-cafe] Best Linux for Haskell?
On 11/6/07, Peter Verswyvelen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So which kind Linux works best for running GHC (6.8.1) and related tools? (I want to give Yi a go, I can't get it to work on Windows). Debian? Fedora? Ubuntu? I took an informal poll at this year's Haskell Hackathon, and well over half were using some type of Debian based distribution, with a majority of those using Ubuntu. GHC 6.8.1 is not yet available in the form of Debian packages, but I believe it will be shortly. -david ___ Haskell-Cafe mailing list Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe
RE: [Haskell-cafe] Best Linux for Haskell?
For a stupid question, it has certainly started many a flame war and heated argument, and people still disagree greatly on it, so I would The French say Le goût et les couleurs, ça ne se discute as. I guess the same goes for operating systems... not consider it such. The next question you should ask is which text editor to use... -Brian No, I already had to switch to Emacs for doing Haskell development :) I still don’t really like it (I really should take the time to learn it properly, yes, ah, time, oh give me time...), but it's the best Haskell editor so far. So that will not change on Linux. You mentioned FreeBSD... That could also be an option yes... Thanks! ___ Haskell-Cafe mailing list Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe
Re: [Haskell-cafe] Best Linux for Haskell?
Peter Verswyvelen wrote: Each year I give Linux a try. And usually I kick it off my harddrive after a month, and stick to Windows. However, it does get better each year, so… So which kind Linux works best for running GHC (6.8.1) and related tools? (I want to give Yi a go, I can’t get it to work on Windows). Debian? Fedora? Ubuntu? I don't know which Linux distribution is best *for Haskell*, but in my experience, Ubuntu has been the best distribution for getting up and running on Linux without fuss. The latest version lets you boot into Linux from a CD-ROM, so you can try it out and confirm that all your hardware is compatible before you touch anything on your hard drive. I haven't tried 6.8.1 yet, but I have downloaded and used the 6.6.x binaries on an Ubuntu system back when the repositories were still using an earlier version. I strongly suspect that if you got hold of 6.8.1 packages that were built for Debian, they would also install on Ubuntu, but I haven't tried doing that yet. ___ Haskell-Cafe mailing list Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe
Re: [Haskell-cafe] Best Linux for Haskell?
On 11/6/07, Seth Gordon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I strongly suspect that if you got hold of 6.8.1 packages that were built for Debian, they would also install on Ubuntu, but I haven't tried doing that yet. IME, this is very tricky to do right, even if the dependencies are the same (e.g. libc). My advice is: if you want packages, get them for your distro. If you haven't, compile from source or use generic binaries on $HOME. I've used Ubuntu for some time, until I got tired to wait 6 months for new packages and switched to Debian Unstable. I'd say I'm happy now, but I guess this unstable life isn't for a Linux newbie =). -- Felipe. ___ Haskell-Cafe mailing list Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe
Re: [Haskell-cafe] Best Linux for Haskell?
Hello Peter, Tuesday, November 6, 2007, 10:04:02 PM, you wrote: So which kind Linux works best for running GHC (6.8.1) and related tools? (I want to give Yi a go, I can▓t get it to work on Windows). Debian? Fedora? Ubuntu? you are not too original - i've asked exactly the same question exactly one year ago (best Linux for GHC? on 13 nov) :)) btw, you can install linux in virtual machine and use it inside Windows. i does it in order to compile my program for Linux and think about installing freebsd too :) -- Best regards, Bulatmailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Haskell-Cafe mailing list Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe
RE: [Haskell-cafe] Best Linux for Haskell?
I can confirm that ghc-6.8.1 builds from source completely without fuss on the latest ubuntu (7.10). (... though it took a couple of hours of cpu time :-) Tim -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Seth Gordon Sent: Wednesday, 7 November 2007 7:31 AM To: 'haskell-cafe Cafe' Subject: Re: [Haskell-cafe] Best Linux for Haskell? Peter Verswyvelen wrote: Each year I give Linux a try. And usually I kick it off my harddrive after a month, and stick to Windows. However, it does get better each year, so... So which kind Linux works best for running GHC (6.8.1) and related tools? (I want to give Yi a go, I can't get it to work on Windows). Debian? Fedora? Ubuntu? I don't know which Linux distribution is best *for Haskell*, but in my experience, Ubuntu has been the best distribution for getting up and running on Linux without fuss. The latest version lets you boot into Linux from a CD-ROM, so you can try it out and confirm that all your hardware is compatible before you touch anything on your hard drive. I haven't tried 6.8.1 yet, but I have downloaded and used the 6.6.x binaries on an Ubuntu system back when the repositories were still using an earlier version. I strongly suspect that if you got hold of 6.8.1 packages that were built for Debian, they would also install on Ubuntu, but I haven't tried doing that yet. ___ Haskell-Cafe mailing list Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe ___ Haskell-Cafe mailing list Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe
Re: [Haskell-cafe] Best Linux for Haskell?
On 06/11/2007, Tim Docker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I can confirm that ghc-6.8.1 builds from source completely without fuss on the latest ubuntu (7.10). (... though it took a couple of hours of cpu time :-) Tim I can confirm that the generic x86 binary package for 6.8.1 works on Ubuntu 7.10, provided that you use alien to install the readline-compat RPM which is provided on the same page. - Cale ___ Haskell-Cafe mailing list Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe
Re: [Haskell-cafe] Best Linux for Haskell?
On Nov 7, 2007 6:14 AM, Cale Gibbard [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 06/11/2007, Tim Docker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I can confirm that ghc-6.8.1 builds from source completely without fuss on the latest ubuntu (7.10). (... though it took a couple of hours of cpu time :-) Tim I can confirm that the generic x86 binary package for 6.8.1 works on Ubuntu 7.10, provided that you use alien to install the readline-compat RPM which is provided on the same page. Didn't work for me : Installs fine, ghci works fine, but I get linking problems. ld complains about -lgmp ___ Haskell-Cafe mailing list Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe
