Yes I totally agree that it is overkill. Ideally I would like every package to install on Windows without requiring MinGW. But I was just explaining the situation as it is right now.
On Wed, Apr 8, 2009 at 10:31 PM, Manlio Perillo <manlio_peri...@libero.it>wrote: > Peter Verswyvelen ha scritto: > >> 1) install "cabal-install". download this file < >> http://www.haskell.org/cabal/release/cabal-install-0.6.2/cabal.exe> and >> put it in a directory in your %PATH% >> >> 2) to compile most libraries on Hackage that link to C libraries via the >> FFI, you need to install MinGW and MSYS, as Jeff said explained here < >> http://netsuperbrain.com/blog/posts/freeglut-windows-hopengl-hglut/> >> (many thanks to David Sankel for taking the time to write this). After you >> installed this, you have UNIX like environment and the GNU C compiler suite. >> >> 3) start MSYS, and type "cabal install opengl". This will download, >> configure, build and install opengl from hackage. >> >> this works for me. >> >> > This is an overkill, really. > IMHO, there should be no need to install an UNIX like environment on > Windows. > > The problem, here, is that packages use autoconf. > This should be avoided; instead Cabal should support some simple features > for packages configuration. > > http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/hackage/ticket/530 > > Does HOpenGL really need all the features of autoconf? > > > [...] > > > Regards Manlio >
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