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Quick start: Quick start:
Obtain the dependent libraries, then build with: From hackage:
runhaskell Setup.lhs configure --user --prefix=$HOME cabal update
runhaskell Setup.lhs build cabal install xmonad xmonad-contrib
runhaskell Setup.lhs install --user
Alternatively install development snapshots (from darcs):
cabal install http://code.haskell.org/xmonad/xmonad.tar.gz \
http://code.haskell.org/XMonadContrib/xmc.tar.gz
For the full story, read on. For the full story, read on.
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You first need a Haskell compiler. Your distribution's package You first need a Haskell compiler. Your distribution's package
system will have binaries of GHC (the Glasgow Haskell Compiler), the system will have binaries of GHC (the Glasgow Haskell Compiler), the
compiler we use, so install that first. If your operating system's compiler we use, so install that first. If your operating system's
package system doesn't provide a binary version of GHC, you can find package system doesn't provide a binary version of GHC and the
them here: cabal-install tool, you can find an installer for both here:
http://haskell.org/ghc http://haskell.org/platform/
For example, in Debian you would install GHC with:
apt-get install ghc6
It shouldn't be necessary to compile GHC from source -- every common It shouldn't be necessary to compile GHC from source -- every common
system has a pre-build binary version. system has a pre-build binary version.
Alternatively you can install from hackage
http://haskell.org/ghc/
http://haskell.org/cabal/download.html
* X11 libraries: * X11 libraries:
Since you're building an X application, you'll need the C X11 Since you're building an X application, you'll need the C X11
library headers. On many platforms, these come pre-installed. For library headers. On many platforms, these come pre-installed. For
others, such as Debian, you can get them from your package manager: others, such as Debian, you can get them from your package manager:
apt-get install libx11-dev apt-get install libx11-dev libxinerama-dev libxext-dev
Typically you need: libXinerama libXext libX11
* Cabal
xmonad requires a recent version of Cabal, >= 1.2.0. If you're using
GHC 6.8, then it comes bundled with the right version. If you're
using GHC 6.6.x, you'll need to build and install Cabal from hackage
first:
http://hackage.haskell.org/package/Cabal
You can check which version you have with the command:
$ ghc-pkg list Cabal
Cabal-1.2.2.0
* Haskell libraries: mtl, unix, X11
Finally, you need the Haskell libraries xmonad depends on. Since
you've a working GHC installation now, most of these will be
provided. To check whether you've got a package run 'ghc-pkg list
some_package_name'. You will need the following packages:
mtl http://hackage.haskell.org/package/mtl
unix http://hackage.haskell.org/package/unix
X11 http://hackage.haskell.org/package/X11
* Build xmonad:
Once you've got all the dependencies in place (which should be
straightforward), build xmonad:
runhaskell Setup.lhs configure --user --prefix=$HOME
runhaskell Setup.lhs build
runhaskell Setup.lhs install --user
And you're done!
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Add: Add:
$HOME/bin/xmonad exec $HOME/.cabal/bin/xmonad
to the last line of your .xsession or .xinitrc file. to the last line of your .xsession or .xinitrc file.