From: rrt Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2001 09:49:46 +0000 (+0000) Subject: [project @ 2001-09-27 09:49:46 by rrt] X-Git-Tag: Approximately_9120_patches~901 X-Git-Url: http://git.megacz.com/?a=commitdiff_plain;ds=sidebyside;h=359911467a543ecbb8cf47595065cdc56b3fb101;p=ghc-hetmet.git [project @ 2001-09-27 09:49:46 by rrt] Add note that it's possible to move the Windows GHC tree around if you want to (e.g. to get it on a path without spaces). --- diff --git a/ghc/docs/users_guide/installing.sgml b/ghc/docs/users_guide/installing.sgml index d75dbec..71d3625 100644 --- a/ghc/docs/users_guide/installing.sgml +++ b/ghc/docs/users_guide/installing.sgml @@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ the InstallShield. -An installation of GHC requires about 70M of disk space. +An installation of GHC requires about 140M of disk space. To run GHC comfortably, your machine should have at least 64M of memory. @@ -546,16 +546,22 @@ To run GHC comfortably, your machine should have at least Download the latest GHC distribution (ghc-5.02 InstallShield installer, 27M) from haskell.org -It is packaged up using an installer that should be familiar-looking to -Windows users. +URL="http://www.haskell.org/ghc/download_ghc_502.html">haskell.org. When the installer has completed, make sure you add the location of the -ghc bin/ directory to your path (e.g. -C:/ghc/ghc-5.02/bin). -You need to do this in order to bring the various GHC binaries into scope. +ghc bin/ directory to your path, as directed in the +final dialog of the installer. You need to do this in order to bring the +various GHC binaries into scope. + + + +You can freely move the GHC tree once you've installed it just by copying +the ghc-x.yy directory. You might want to do this in +order to use GHC with tools that don't like spaces in paths (GHC is +installed in \Program Files\Glasgow Haskell +Compiler by default.