1 Getting started with hacking on GHC
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4 So you've decided to hack on GHC, congratulations! We hope you have a
5 rewarding experience. This file will point you in the direction of
6 information to help you get started right away.
9 The GHC Developer's Wiki
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12 The home for GHC Developers, with information on accessing the
13 latest sources, the bug tracker, and documentation on the
16 http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc
18 In particular, the wiki contains the following pages of interest to
21 Quick Start for developers
23 http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/wiki/Building/Hacking
25 This section on the wiki will get you up and running with a
26 serviceable build tree in no time:
28 This is part of the "Building GHC" section of the wiki, which
29 has more detailed information on GHC's build system should you
35 http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/wiki/Commentary
37 Notes on the internals and architecture of GHC.
43 Ask on glasgow-haskell-users@haskell.org if you have difficulties.
44 If you're working with the current CVS sources of GHC, then
45 cvs-ghc@haskell.org might be a more appropriate (developers hang
46 out here). See http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo for
50 Happy Hacking! --The GHC Team