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Attempt to clarify who the platform repo itself is targeted for as per #210 and also update to point to ghc 7.10.2
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base. It aims to be a quick way to a working Haskell environment, and a solid
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foundation on which to base production software.
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While end-users _can_ build the platform themselves, it is generally recommended,
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if possible, to use the prebuild binaries available from https://www.haskell.org/platform/
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DISTRIBUTION
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The platform comes in several forms:
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*source tarball*. Build instructions are the same for either.
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You need a GHC bindist that matches the OS you are compiling on. It must also
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match the GHC version used by the platform, currently 7.8.3. You can get this
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match the GHC version used by the platform, currently 7.10.2. You can get this
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http://www.haskell.org/ghc/download_ghc_7_8_3
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https://www.haskell.org/ghc/download_ghc_7_10_2
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The machine doing the build needs to have a working Haskell setup: Usually,
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GHC (7.4 or later), Cabal (1.16 or later), and haddock and HsColour must be on

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