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There are two ways to install haskell-platform, from the main portage tree or the overlay. The version in portage isn't the latest, so some work must be done to set this up. To use the overlay, we just need to add it. The overlay is recommended. | |||
===Overlay=== | |||
To get the latest version use the overlay. If you haven't already, [http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/overlays/userguide.xml install layman] (this is used to setup overlays). Then run 'layman -a haskell' to install the haskell overlay. Now you are ready to [[#Install|install]]. | |||
===Portage Setup=== | |||
To use the version in the portage tree, some work must be done. On 64 bit systems the ebuilds is not stable yet, so they need to be enabled by adding these entries to /etc/portage/package.keywords | |||
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Revision as of 11:45, 29 September 2011
Gentoo supports the Haskell Platform!
Setup
There are two ways to install haskell-platform, from the main portage tree or the overlay. The version in portage isn't the latest, so some work must be done to set this up. To use the overlay, we just need to add it. The overlay is recommended.
Overlay
To get the latest version use the overlay. If you haven't already, install layman (this is used to setup overlays). Then run 'layman -a haskell' to install the haskell overlay. Now you are ready to install.
Portage Setup
To use the version in the portage tree, some work must be done. On 64 bit systems the ebuilds is not stable yet, so they need to be enabled by adding these entries to /etc/portage/package.keywords
dev-haskell/haskell-platform dev-haskell/fgl dev-haskell/haskell-src dev-haskell/html dev-haskell/network dev-haskell/zlib dev-haskell/mtl dev-haskell/cabal-install dev-haskell/stm dev-haskell/parsec dev-haskell/regex-posix dev-haskell/happy dev-haskell/xhtml dev-haskell/editline dev-haskell/cgi dev-haskell/parallel dev-haskell/time dev-haskell/quickcheck dev-lang/ghc dev-haskell/glut dev-haskell/http dev-haskell/regex-base app-admin/haskell-updater dev-haskell/haddock
Furthermore, because the ebuild for haskell-platform (dev-haskell/haskell-platform-2009.2.0.2) uses the old version of ghc (dev-lang/ghc-6.10.4), it will conflict with newer ebuilds that use newer versions such as ghc-6.12.3. In order to resolve this conflict the newer ebuilds that uses ghc-6.12.3 need to be masked by adding these entries to /etc/portage/package.mask
=dev-lang/ghc-6.12.3 =app-admin/haskell-updater-1.1.3.0 =dev-haskell/stm-2.1.2.2 =dev-haskell/haddock-2.6.1
Install
Now, to install, run:
emerge haskell-platform
This will pull the GHC compiler, Cabal, and all the libraries included in HP. If you want haddock documentation, set your USE="doc". If you also want profiling libraries, set USE="profile".
Feedback
Got any feedback for the packages above? Let us know!
You'll find us in #gentoo-haskell @ freenode, or send your comments to haskell@gentoo.org.