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| author | Simon Marlow <simonmar@microsoft.com> | 2006-03-27 09:46:39 +0000 |
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| committer | Simon Marlow <simonmar@microsoft.com> | 2006-03-27 09:46:39 +0000 |
| commit | 7997b739b42b839fb6b0c69366702d02de6aa8ac (patch) | |
| tree | 3c265db9f372523493b68f96617953f6a4d5004f /ghc | |
| parent | e3575292c02f1757e73922393a0aded18ca49376 (diff) | |
| download | haskell-7997b739b42b839fb6b0c69366702d02de6aa8ac.tar.gz | |
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diff --git a/ghc/docs/building/building.xml b/ghc/docs/building/building.xml index aab0e127cc..e1967e9fec 100644 --- a/ghc/docs/building/building.xml +++ b/ghc/docs/building/building.xml @@ -142,9 +142,6 @@ <indexterm><primary>GHC</primary><secondary>ports</secondary></indexterm> <indexterm><primary>platforms</primary><secondary>supported</secondary></indexterm> - <para>The main question is whether or not the Haskell compiler - (GHC) runs on your platform.</para> - <para>A “platform” is a architecture/manufacturer/operating-system combination, such as <literal>sparc-sun-solaris2</literal>. Other common ones are @@ -164,13 +161,10 @@ platforms; for example, a sockets library is of no use unless the operating system supports the underlying BSDisms.</para> - <sect2> - <title>What platforms the Haskell compiler (GHC) runs on</title> - - <indexterm><primary>fully-supported platforms</primary></indexterm> - <indexterm><primary>native-code generator</primary></indexterm> - <indexterm><primary>registerised ports</primary></indexterm> - <indexterm><primary>unregisterised ports</primary></indexterm> + <indexterm><primary>fully-supported platforms</primary></indexterm> + <indexterm><primary>native-code generator</primary></indexterm> + <indexterm><primary>registerised ports</primary></indexterm> + <indexterm><primary>unregisterised ports</primary></indexterm> <para>The GHC hierarchy of Porting Goodness: (a) Best is a native-code generator; (b) next best is a @@ -179,10 +173,6 @@ (“Unregisterised” is so terrible that we won't say more about it).</para> - <para>We use Sparcs running Solaris 2.7 and x86 boxes running - FreeBSD and Linux, so those are the best supported platforms, - unsurprisingly.</para> - <para>Here's everything that's known about GHC ports. We identify platforms by their “canonical” CPU/Manufacturer/OS triple.</para> @@ -389,7 +379,6 @@ distant past, including various Motorola 68k boxes. The 68k support still remains, but porting to one of these systems will certainly be a non-trivial task.</para> - </sect2> </sect1> <sect1 id="sec-pre-supposed"> |