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InstallingwxHaskellon Windows XP
by SkyTreeBird 23-Sept-2010
1 Introduction
After having no luck following thewxHaskell/Building wiki, I decided to take slightlydifferent approach. What follows is the process I went through to get wxHaskell workingon Windows XP. It worked for me, hope it helps others.
2 Process
2.1 Install MinGW- Optional
a) Download MinGW
– Note: MinGW is a ‘free’ compiler. Because we are going to be using
wxPack
, which comes with pre-built binaries (ie pre-compiled files) you can skip this section. However, in my experience it is wise to have it installed.
Figure 1 - MinGW Setup
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2.2 Setup wx-config
a) Download wx-config. This is a standalone executable, no install required.
b) Create a folder eg ‘
C:\wx-config
’ and drop the
wx-config.exe
into it.
2.3 Set Environment Variables
2.3.1 New Variables
a) Left click on
Start
.b) Right click on
My Computer
.c) Left click on
Properties
Advanced Tab
Environment Variables
New
-
Note: The value for
WXWIN
should correspond the actual location where you installed
wxWidgets
on your computer.
Figure 2 – Create the WXWIN & WXCFG Environment Variables2.3.2 Modifications to Existing ‘PATH’ Variable
a) Whilst still in the
Environment Variables
window, double click on the
PATH
variable.b) Make the following appends, making sure everything is separated by a semi-colon(oh, and be careful not to delete any existing text):
C:\MinGW\bin
(ignore if you didn’t install MinGW)
C:\wx-config
(location of wx-config.exe)
eg:
existing-text;C:\MinGW\bin;C:\wx-config
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2.4 Install wxPack
a) Download wxPack
b) Run the
wxPack
executable.c) From the setup menu, select
MinGW Gcc Only
Figure 3 - wxPack Setup
d) Append the
PATH
DLL
’s:
C:\wxWidgets2.8.10\lib\gcc_dll
(location of your gcc_dll folder)
2.5 Install wxHaskell
a) Open up a
Command Prompt
and enter the following commands:
> cabal update> cabal install wx
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