This is the INSTALL instructions for a binary distribution of one of
-the fptools projects. For more details on what on earth this package
-is up to, please consult the README and ANNOUNCE.
+the fptools projects (eg. GHC). For more details on what on earth this
+package is up to, please consult the README and ANNOUNCE.
To start using the bundle, you can either:
* get it over with, and do the full install (details of how are ahead).
-NOTE Win32 users: see comment below before continuing.
+To set the ball rolling, run the configure script (as usual, run the
+script with --help to see what options it supports). eg. to set up
+the package for installing in directory <my-dir>, use
-To set the ball rolling, run the configure script (as usual, run
-the script with --help to see what options it supports).
+ ./configure --prefix=<my-dir>
-This will figure out what platform you're running on, and a couple of other
-interesting pieces of trivia, which it will then fill in the Makefile.in
-template to give you a real Makefile.
+The default installation directory is /usr/local. For using the
+package in-place, the --prefix option can be omitted.
-[Win32 users: don't be alarmed if you should encounter the following
- message from the configure script:
-
- not updating unwritable cache ./config.cache
+This will figure out what platform you're running on, and a couple of
+other interesting pieces of trivia, which it will then fill in the
+Makefile.in template to give you a real Makefile. If you're of a
+paranoid persuasion, you might want to take a look at this Makefile to
+see if the information is correct.
-This is a known problem of generated autoconf configure scripts running
-on cygwin, but harmless (it only means you get to re-do all the configure
-tests should you decide to re-run the script.)
-]
-
-Have a look at the Makefile to see if you agree with the information
-therein. If you want to use the bundle in-place, now run:
+To use the software in-place, now run:
make in-place
-If you're installing, run
+or if you're installing, run
make install
(`make show-install-setup' prints the details of where the different
pieces of the bundle are heading when -- possibly helpful).
-GHC's installation instructions have more information, check out
-http://www.haskell.org/ghc/documentation.html.
+If you're installing GHC, then its installation instructions have more
+information, check out http://www.haskell.org/ghc/documentation.html.
Bug reports/suggestions for improvement to the installation procedure/setup
(as well as other GHC related troubles you're experiencing, of course),
-gratefully received at glasgow-haskell-bugs@dcs.gla.ac.uk
+gratefully received at glasgow-haskell-bugs@haskell.org.
-Enjoy.
+Enjoy,
+-- The GHC Team.