Quick Start for developers
- http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/wiki/Building/Hacking
-
+ http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/wiki/Building/Hacking
+
This section on the wiki will get you up and running with a
- serviceable build tree in no time:
-
+ serviceable build tree in no time.
+
+ Don't skip this! By default, GHC builds with all optimizations
+ and profiling; most hackers will want a quicker build, so creating
+ a mk/build.mk file and knowing how to rebuild only parts of GHC is
+ very important.
+
This is part of the "Building GHC" section of the wiki, which
has more detailed information on GHC's build system should you
need it.
The GHC Commentary
- http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/wiki/Commentary
+ http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/wiki/Commentary
Notes on the internals and architecture of GHC.
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Ask on glasgow-haskell-users@haskell.org if you have difficulties.
- If you're working with the current CVS sources of GHC, then
+ If you're working with the current darcs sources of GHC, then
cvs-ghc@haskell.org might be a more appropriate (developers hang
out here). See http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo for
subscription.