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@@ -33,6 +33,18 @@ Building:
apt-get install libx11-dev
+ xmonad requires a recent version of Cabal, >= 1.2.0. If you're using
+ GHC 6.8, then it comes bundled with the right version. If you're
+ using GHC 6.6.x, you'll need to build and install Cabal from hackage
+ first:
+
+ http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/Cabal
+
+ You can check which version you have with the command:
+
+ $ ghc-pkg list Cabal
+ Cabal-1.2.2.0
+
Finally, you need the Haskell libraries xmonad depends on. Since
you've a working GHC installation now, most of these will be
provided. To check whether you've got a package run 'ghc-pkg list