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@ -10,9 +10,11 @@ Installation for General Use
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Download the [Haskell Platform](http://hackage.haskell.org/platform/). This will give you access to the Haskell compiler (needed to build Elm) and Haskell's package distribution system (to make installation of Elm easier). Elm works best
with version 7.4 of the Haskell compiler (i.e. GHC 7.4)
with version 7.4 of the Haskell compiler (i.e. GHC 7.4).
Once installed (even if it already was), you must update your listing of Haskell packages with:
#### Installing the compiler and server
Once the Haskell Platform is installed (even if it already was), you must update your listing of packages with:
cabal update
@ -22,7 +24,7 @@ This will ensure that the elm package is available. Then install Elm with:
Assuming everything goes correctly (potential problems are discussed later), this will install the `elm` compiler on your machine. `elm` is a standard compiler that takes `.elm` files and produces `.html` and/or `.js` files. You can then use these files with your favorite web-framework. Use `elm --help` for more directions on how to use it.
If you have this installed you can write and compile Elm locally.
If you have this installed you can write and compile Elm locally, so if the next step fails for you, it is safe to proceed without it.
You can also install `elm-server` which is both a compiler and server, allowing you to develop without designing and setting up a server yourself. Running `elm-server` starts a server in the current directory. It will compile and serve any `.elm` files in the current directory and its sub-directories. This is how I prefer to develop Elm programs. Install with: