<indexterm><primary>GHC</primary><secondary>ports</secondary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>platforms</primary><secondary>supported</secondary></indexterm>
- <para>The main question is whether or not the Haskell compiler
- (GHC) runs on your platform.</para>
-
<para>A “platform” is a
architecture/manufacturer/operating-system combination, such as
<literal>sparc-sun-solaris2</literal>. Other common ones are
platforms; for example, a sockets library is of no use unless the
operating system supports the underlying BSDisms.</para>
- <sect2>
- <title>What platforms the Haskell compiler (GHC) runs on</title>
-
- <indexterm><primary>fully-supported platforms</primary></indexterm>
- <indexterm><primary>native-code generator</primary></indexterm>
- <indexterm><primary>registerised ports</primary></indexterm>
- <indexterm><primary>unregisterised ports</primary></indexterm>
+ <indexterm><primary>fully-supported platforms</primary></indexterm>
+ <indexterm><primary>native-code generator</primary></indexterm>
+ <indexterm><primary>registerised ports</primary></indexterm>
+ <indexterm><primary>unregisterised ports</primary></indexterm>
<para>The GHC hierarchy of Porting Goodness: (a) Best is a
native-code generator; (b) next best is a
(“Unregisterised” is so terrible that we won't say
more about it).</para>
- <para>We use Sparcs running Solaris 2.7 and x86 boxes running
- FreeBSD and Linux, so those are the best supported platforms,
- unsurprisingly.</para>
-
<para>Here's everything that's known about GHC ports. We
identify platforms by their “canonical”
CPU/Manufacturer/OS triple.</para>
distant past, including various Motorola 68k boxes. The 68k
support still remains, but porting to one of these systems will
certainly be a non-trivial task.</para>
- </sect2>
</sect1>
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