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| − | '''Haskell: Batteries Included''' |
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| + | The Haskell Platform is a single, standard [[Haskell]] development environment for everyone. It offers a set of blessed libraries and tools, to save you the task of picking and choosing which core Haskell libraries to use. |
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| − | The Haskell Platform (HP) is the name of a proposed library set |
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| − | that would be the minimum standard for Haskell library support on a |
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| − | system. |
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| + | [http://haskell.org/platform/contents.html Learn more about the Haskell Platform ⇒] |
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| − | More generally, if we want tools as well as libraries, then the simpler name |
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| − | ''Haskell Platform'' may be more appropriate. |
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| + | __TOC__ |
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| − | There are now more than 500 libraries available for Haskell, on |
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| − | [http://hackage.haskell.org hackage]. Choosing which libraries to |
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| − | support on a distro is currently done on an ad hoc basis, with |
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| − | significant variation from one distribution to another. |
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| + | == What's in the platform == |
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| − | Some, such as Arch Linux, or Gentoo Linux, include as many libraries as |
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| − | possible (typically over 400), while others have the bare minimum |
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| − | required to build ghc and say, darcs and xmonad. |
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| + | See the official [http://www.haskell.org/platform/changelog.html Haskell Platform Changelog]. |
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| − | The Haskell community needs to provide direction and blessing to a |
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| − | library set that should be available and adopted, to further encourage |
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| − | Haskell use. |
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| − | Ensuring that the chosen set of library versions works well together, and |
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| − | with a particular version of GHC (and other tools), is a major goal. |
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| − | == |
+ | == Trouble shooting == |
| + | Report bugs on GitHub: |
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| − | * [http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lang.haskell.cvs.ghc/28062/focus=28807 A discussion] took place in June and July 2008 about the direction of the HLP. |
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| + | [https://github.com/haskell/haskell-platform/issues Haskell Platform Issues]. |
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| − | * [http://haskell.org/~duncan/ghc/%23ghc-2008-07-16.log More occured during the #ghc meeting] |
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| − | == Next Steps== |
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| + | === Developers === |
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| − | The next step in the process: |
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| + | * New [https://github.com/haskell/haskell-platform/wiki/ Haskell Platform Wiki] |
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| − | * Define admission progress: how does a package get into the HLP |
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| + | * Old [http://trac.haskell.org/haskell-platform/ Trac wiki] |
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| − | * Sort out the release team |
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| − | * Define the installation expectations |
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| − | * Set up a bug tracker for the HLP project. |
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| − | * Create a repo. |
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| − | == |
+ | == Buttons == |
| + | We have some buttons to let your friends know about the Haskell Platform. |
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| − | * GHC would build against its own core libraries, but would be generally distributed with the HLP. |
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| + | [http://haskell.org/platform http://raw.githubusercontent.com/haskell/haskell-platform/master/website/icons/button-100.png] |
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| − | * The HLP should provide good coverage for all typical tasks one might want to accomplish with the language, given library availability. |
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| + | Use this html in your site: |
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| − | * No bottlenecks: release of the HLP should be entirely independent from GHC, and also independent of the development cycle of any individual library or tool. |
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| + | <code> |
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| − | * HP should be separately upgradable |
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| + | <nowiki> |
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| + | <a href="http://haskell.org/platform"> |
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| + | <img src="http://raw.githubusercontent.com/haskell/haskell-platform/master/website/icons/button-100.png"></a> |
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| + | </nowiki> |
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| + | </code> |
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| + | [http://haskell.org/platform http://raw.githubusercontent.com/haskell/haskell-platform/master/website/icons/button-64.png] |
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| − | ===Quality Control=== |
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| + | Use this html in your site: |
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| − | * cabal-installable libraries with haddocks. |
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| + | <code> |
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| − | * The set of HP packages + core libs must be closed. That is all haskell dependencies must be from within the HP packages or core libs. Dependencies on C libs can be external. |
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| + | <nowiki> |
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| + | <a href="http://hackage.haskell.org/platform"> |
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| + | <img src="http://raw.githubusercontent.com/haskell/haskell-platform/master/website/icons/button-64.png"></a> |
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| + | </nowiki> |
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| + | </code> |
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| + | SVG source for the button: http://haskell.org/haskellwiki/Image:Button.svg |
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| − | * All packages in a particular HP version must have a consistent install plan. |
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| − | That means only one version of each package and all dependencies on packages must be satisfied by the version in the HP package set. |
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| − | There is code in cabal-install to check the last two requirements. |
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| + | === Icons === |
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| − | Other possible ideas for quality standards we might want to require: |
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| + | Icons for the platform installer and desktop. |
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| − | * exposed module names must follow the hierarchical module name convention, meaning they must be in an appropriate place in the module namespace. |
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| + | [[Image:Platform-100.png]] |
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| − | === Other heuristics === |
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| + | [[Image:Platform-64.png]] |
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| − | Packages set for inclusion should: |
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| − | * Have a maintainer |
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| − | * Have a bug tracker |
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| − | * Use the correct versioning |
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| − | * Build with cabal |
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| − | * Work on all arches. |
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| + | === Legal === |
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| − | Further goals: |
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| + | * The cherry blossom image used in the 2011 HP release is [http://www.flickr.com/photos/28481088@N00/3291086383/ licensed CC by tanakawho] |
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| − | * -Wall clean |
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| − | * 100% coverage |
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| − | * Have real world use. |
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| − | == Distribution format == |
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| + | [[Category:HaskellPlatform]] |
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| − | The HP can be a meta package on hackage.haskell.org, that simply |
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| − | depends on the core set. |
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| − | cabal install hp |
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| − | should work, for example. |
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| − | Beyond this, we'll need a why to provide single tarballs of the set, |
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| − | windows installers et al. Will GHC need cabal-install? |
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| − | ''platform'' would be much more descriptive as a name for this package [[User:MichalPalka|MichalPalka]] 23:56, 24 July 2008 (UTC) |
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| − | == Current library set == |
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| − | ===Core system=== |
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| − | This will be on every system, as they're required for GHC to build: |
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| − | * array |
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| − | * base |
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| − | * bytestring |
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| − | * Cabal |
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| − | * containers |
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| − | * directory |
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| − | * editline |
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| − | * filepath |
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| − | * haskell98 |
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| − | * hpc |
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| − | * integer-gmp |
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| − | * old-locale |
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| − | * old-time |
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| − | * packedstring |
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| − | * pretty |
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| − | * process |
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| − | * random |
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| − | * template-haskell |
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| − | * unix OR Win32 |
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| − | ===Extra libraries=== |
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| − | Current libraries available in the 'extralibs' bundle provided with GHC, |
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| − | a descendent of what used to by fptools, with a few additions. |
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| − | * ALUT |
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| − | * GLUT |
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| − | * HUnit |
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| − | * ObjectIO |
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| − | * OpenAL |
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| − | * OpenGL |
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| − | * QuickCheck |
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| − | * cgi |
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| − | * fgl |
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| − | * haskell-src |
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| − | * html |
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| − | * mtl |
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| − | * network |
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| − | * parsec |
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| − | * parallel |
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| − | * regex-base |
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| − | * regex-compat |
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| − | * regex-posix |
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| − | * stm |
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| − | * time |
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| − | * xhtml |
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| − | == HLP: Batteries Included== |
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| − | [[/Batteries_Included]] |
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| − | == Tools == |
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| − | Language-processing tools should probably also be considered to be part of the platform. Commonly-needed tools include: |
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| − | * ghc |
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| − | * happy |
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| − | * alex |
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| − | * haddock |
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| − | * cpphs |
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| − | * cabal-install (now known simply as cabal?) |
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| − | What else might we consider? |
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| − | * DrIFT or derive |
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| − | * throw in another compiler - e.g. Hugs? |
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| − | * c2hs |
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| − | * hsc2hs |
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| − | ==Release mechanics== |
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| − | ==Public "Haskell Platform Compliant" list== |
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| − | To encourage adoption of the HLP, distributions that support the HLP |
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| − | will be publically listed as e.g. "Haskell Platform Compliant" |
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| − | ==History== |
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| − | * fptools |
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| − | * extralibs/ core libs |
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| − | == Related == |
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| − | * [http://docs.python.org/lib/lib.html Python libraries] |
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| − | * [http://live.gnome.org/ReleasePlanning Gnome's release process] |
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| − | * [http://live.gnome.org/ReleasePlanning/ModuleProposing How to propose modules for GNOME] |
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| − | [[Category:Community]] |
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Revision as of 14:34, 11 August 2014
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The Haskell Platform is a single, standard Haskell development environment for everyone. It offers a set of blessed libraries and tools, to save you the task of picking and choosing which core Haskell libraries to use.
Learn more about the Haskell Platform ⇒
What's in the platform
See the official Haskell Platform Changelog.
Trouble shooting
Report bugs on GitHub: Haskell Platform Issues.
Developers
- New Haskell Platform Wiki
- Old Trac wiki
Buttons
We have some buttons to let your friends know about the Haskell Platform.
Use this html in your site:
<a href="http://haskell.org/platform">
<img src="http://raw.githubusercontent.com/haskell/haskell-platform/master/website/icons/button-100.png"></a>
Use this html in your site:
<a href="http://hackage.haskell.org/platform">
<img src="http://raw.githubusercontent.com/haskell/haskell-platform/master/website/icons/button-64.png"></a>
SVG source for the button: http://haskell.org/haskellwiki/Image:Button.svg
Icons
Icons for the platform installer and desktop.
Legal
- The cherry blossom image used in the 2011 HP release is licensed CC by tanakawho