From: Jim Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2015 18:07:07 +0000 (-0500) Subject: update installation for Haskell X-Git-Url: http://lambda.jimpryor.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=lambda.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=07d856884c95734ce77ad4753487b4a68381abf8 update installation for Haskell --- diff --git a/how_to_get_the_programming_languages_running_on_your_computer.mdwn b/how_to_get_the_programming_languages_running_on_your_computer.mdwn index 654859f3..b03f816e 100644 --- a/how_to_get_the_programming_languages_running_on_your_computer.mdwn +++ b/how_to_get_the_programming_languages_running_on_your_computer.mdwn @@ -391,9 +391,15 @@ That was to update my `PATH` variable as instructed by Cabal. On a Linux machine Some instructions may say to use `.bashrc` instead of `.bash_profile`. These files do similar jobs. -After issuing the relevant `echo` command, I exited the Terminal and started a new Terminal session. Now if I type `echo $PATH` I should see the directory I just added in the list. Now I can contine setting up Cabal. I next type: +After issuing the relevant `echo` command, I exited the Terminal and started a new Terminal session. Now if I type `echo $PATH` I should see the directory I just added in the list. Now I can contine setting up Cabal. I type: + + which alex happy + +If that gives me back two pathnames, one to the program `alex` and the other to the program `happy`, then I'm already finished. If not, then I type: cabal install alex happy -This installs some helper programs that Cabal needs to build and install some packages. +This installs those two programs. They are helpers that Cabal needs to build and install some packages. + +