From: simonmar Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2003 08:52:36 +0000 (+0000) Subject: [project @ 2003-10-20 08:52:36 by simonmar] X-Git-Tag: Approx_11550_changesets_converted~357 X-Git-Url: http://git.megacz.com/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=5565aed775b11d01b37815005adba76ee7283269;p=ghc-hetmet.git [project @ 2003-10-20 08:52:36 by simonmar] merge rev. 1.60.2.1 (appears to have been committed on the branch by mistake). --- diff --git a/ghc/docs/users_guide/installing.sgml b/ghc/docs/users_guide/installing.sgml index fdfb078..9c6b01c 100644 --- a/ghc/docs/users_guide/installing.sgml +++ b/ghc/docs/users_guide/installing.sgml @@ -548,23 +548,28 @@ URL="http://www.haskell.org/ghc">haskell.org. Run setup.exe. -(If you have a previous version of GHC, Installshield will offer to "modify", +On Windows, all of GHC's files are installed in a single directory. +If you choose ``Custom'' from the list of install options, you will be given a +choice about where this directory is; otherwise it will be installed +in c:/ghc/ghc-version. +The executable binary for GHC will be installed in the bin/ sub-directory +of the installation directory you choose. + +(If you have already installed the same version of GHC, Installshield will offer to "modify", or "remove" GHC. Choose "remove"; then run setup.exe a second time. This time it should offer to install.) -At this point you should find GHCi and the GHC documentation are +When installation is complete, you should find GHCi and the GHC documentation are available in your Start menu under "Start/Programs/Glasgow Haskell Compiler". -The final dialogue box from the install process tells you where GHC has -been installed. If you want to invoke GHC from a command line, add this -to your PATH environment variable. Usually, GHC installs into -c:/ghc/ghc-5.02, though the last part of this path -depends on which version of GHC you are installing, of course. -You need to add c:/ghc/ghc-5.02/bin to your path if yo +The final dialogue box from the install process reminds you where the GHC binary +has been installed (usually c:/ghc/ghc-version/bin/. +If you want to invoke GHC from a command line, add this +to your PATH environment variable.