From 7bf60169b923b394d3e6a135f6e2184e757873c3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: gbaz Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2016 13:50:11 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] clarify readme --- README | 44 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------- 1 file changed, 29 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-) diff --git a/README b/README index 65d56f2..f1332bf 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -16,23 +16,11 @@ The platform distribution and tooling are more intended instead for those wishin DISTRIBUTION ------------ -The platform comes in several forms: +Again: If you want to install the haskell platform, this is NOT the right location. You can download prebuilt installers for most systems from -*source repo* - This is the source of the system that builds the platform. It -includes the file that defines the versions of GHC and other packages that make -up the platform. You can use this to build the platform from just a GHC bindist. +https://www.haskell.org/platform/ -You can check out the official release from github: - http://github.com/haskell/haskell-platform -The master branch is always stable, and releases are tagged like "2014.2.0.0". -Development usually happens in other branches. - -*source tarball* - This is a specially packaged version of the repo that -includes the sources of the packages that make up the platform, and excludes -some of the ancillary things in the source repo. You can use this to build -the platform without access to hackage or even an internet connection. You still -need a GHC bindist, as well as cabal and stack binaries, either built from source or -available from their respective websites. +From there you can get the following: *installer* - For Windows and OS X, the platform is distributed as a standard installer for the operating system. It contains a fully built version of the @@ -51,6 +39,32 @@ against standard versions of the common system libraries, and if your system has those, you can generally just unpack this tarball, and run a script to get it setup. +DISTRIBUTION OF TOOLKIT FOR BUILDING INSTALLERS +------------ + +If you really want to get the toolkit to build your _own_ platform installer, then you're in the right spot. + +The platform installer toolkit comes in several forms: + +*source tarball* - This is a specially packaged version of the repo that +includes the sources of the packages that make up the platform, and excludes +some of the ancillary things in the source repo. You can use this to build +the platform without access to hackage or even an internet connection. You still +need a GHC bindist, as well as cabal and stack binaries, either built from source or +available from their respective websites. + +This is also available from https://www.haskell.org/platform/ + +*source repo* - This is the source of the system that builds the platform. It +includes the file that defines the versions of GHC and other packages that make +up the platform. You can use this to build the platform from just a GHC bindist. + +You can check out the official release from github: + http://github.com/haskell/haskell-platform + +The master branch is always stable, and releases are tagged like "2014.2.0.0". +Development usually happens in other branches. + REQUIREMENTS FOR BUILDING -------------------------