diff --git a/doc/install_and_upgrade.md b/doc/install_and_upgrade.md index 4c8dbbf657..cbfc026d16 100644 --- a/doc/install_and_upgrade.md +++ b/doc/install_and_upgrade.md @@ -67,28 +67,22 @@ Yosemite and Mavericks as well, and may also work on older versions (YMMV). ### Using Homebrew -**Warning:** the Homebrew version of stack-1.1.2 has some -[problems](https://github.com/commercialhaskell/stack/issues/2182) not present -in the official binary distribution used in the manual download. As such, we -do not currently recommend installing Stack using Homebrew. - If you have a popular [brew](http://brew.sh/) tool installed, you can just do: -``` -brew install haskell-stack -``` + brew install haskell-stack -* The Homebrew formula and bottles lag slightly behind new Stack releases, +* The Homebrew formula and bottles are **unofficial** and lag slightly behind new Stack releases, but tend to be updated within a day or two. -* At later stage, running `stack setup` might fail with `configure: error: cannot run C compiled programs.` in which case you should run `xcode-select --install`. * Normally, Homebrew will install from a pre-built binary (aka "pour from a bottle"), but if `brew` starts trying to build everything from source (which will take hours), see [their FAQ on the topic](https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew/blob/master/share/doc/homebrew/FAQ.md#why-do-you-compile-everything). +### Notes +After installation, running `stack setup` might fail with `configure: error: cannot run C compiled programs.` in which case you should run: -### Notes + xcode-select --install If you are on OS X 10.11 ("El Capitan") and encounter either of these problems, see the linked FAQ entries: @@ -96,7 +90,6 @@ problems, see the linked FAQ entries: * [GHC 7.8.4 fails with `/usr/bin/ar: permission denied`](faq.md#usr-bin-ar-permission-denied) * [DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH is ignored](faq.md#dyld-library-path-ignored) - ## Ubuntu *note*: for 32-bit, use the [generic Linux option](#linux)