From: simonmar Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2001 11:27:31 +0000 (+0000) Subject: [project @ 2001-09-24 11:27:31 by simonmar] X-Git-Tag: Approximately_9120_patches~928 X-Git-Url: http://git.megacz.com/?p=ghc-hetmet.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=1a8d01f99c116ea79fa765afc8f8f6129c5b270d [project @ 2001-09-24 11:27:31 by simonmar] Remove the GHC-specific instructions from this file, and bring it up to date in various ways. --- diff --git a/distrib/INSTALL b/distrib/INSTALL index 679c621..f6cfa5c 100644 --- a/distrib/INSTALL +++ b/distrib/INSTALL @@ -1,36 +1,6 @@ - --------------------------------------------------------------------- - -The short story (if you are installing GHC from a binary dist): - -- Decide where you want to install it. -- Do ./configure --prefix=where-i-want-to-install-it -- Do make install - -That installs everything - the compiler, interactive system, -libraries, and documentation. At the end of 'make install' you will -be informed of what you need to add to your PATH, and also the -location of the documentation. - -Linux users: GHCi-5.00 needs libreadline.so.3. Newer Linuxes (SuSE -7.1, possibly RH 7.X, possibly Mandrake 8.X) only come with -libreadline.so.4. If you need libreadline.so.3 and only have the .4 -version, you might be able to get things working by making a symbolic -link from libreadline.so.4 to libreadline.so.3. We tried this on a -SuSE 7.1 box and it seemed to work. - -If something doesn't work as it should, please contact us at -glasgow-haskell-bugs@haskell.org. - -JRS, 10 April 2001. - --------------------------------------------------------------------- - -The Long Story - 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: @@ -40,44 +10,38 @@ 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). +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 , use -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. + ./configure --prefix= -[Win32 users: don't be alarmed if you should encounter the following - message from the configure script: - - not updating unwritable cache ./config.cache +The default installation directory is /usr/local. For using the +package in-place, the --prefix option can be omitted. -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.) -] +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. -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@haskell.org - -Enjoy. +gratefully received at glasgow-haskell-bugs@haskell.org. --------------------------------------------------------------------- +Enjoy, +-- The GHC Team.