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| author | rrt <unknown> | 2000-07-25 18:10:38 +0000 |
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| committer | rrt <unknown> | 2000-07-25 18:10:38 +0000 |
| commit | 3295b59b9fa7a796752db271b80e3085f484add9 (patch) | |
| tree | 877c8eaed2e2b0768492ce1b0894e5c53a54fc35 | |
| parent | 94b2b47aaf1798b0bf78170300d7f45ae3d8a488 (diff) | |
| download | haskell-3295b59b9fa7a796752db271b80e3085f484add9.tar.gz | |
[project @ 2000-07-25 18:10:38 by rrt]
Pointed out that Windows users should read the GHC installation guide before
trying to build anything.
| -rw-r--r-- | ghc/docs/users_guide/installing.sgml | 9 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/ghc/docs/users_guide/installing.sgml b/ghc/docs/users_guide/installing.sgml index d57f268e1d..1d9b7e5ff5 100644 --- a/ghc/docs/users_guide/installing.sgml +++ b/ghc/docs/users_guide/installing.sgml @@ -682,8 +682,13 @@ The following environment variables must be set: <Entry>System</Entry> <Entry><Para> Add <Filename>C:/cygnus/cygwin-b20/H-i586-cygwin32/bin</Filename>. -<Command>bash</Command> needs this, and when it is invoked from <Filename>/bin</Filename> it can't -find it. <Filename>c:/bin</Filename> and <Filename>c:/usr/local/bin</Filename> should also be added. +<Command>bash</Command> needs this, and when it is invoked from +<Filename>/bin</Filename> it can't find it. <Filename>c:/bin</Filename> and +<Filename>c:/usr/local/bin</Filename> should also be added. These should all +come <Emphasis>before</Emphasis> the Windows system directories (e.g. +<Filename>WINNT\system32</Filename>). You might want to set them in your +<Filename>.bashrc</Filename> rather than in the system-wide +<Constant>PATH</Constant>. </Para></Entry> </Row> |