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We now recommend down-loading the source code for SOE below, which imports a new graphics library called simply SOE. The SOE library uses a highly-portable graphics package based on OpenGL. Alternatively, there is a version based on Gtk, although it is not quite as portable as the former. In both cases we recommend using GHC (and GHCi) as the Haskell compiler (and interpreter). Both methods for installing SOE are described below. Acknowledgements: Thanks to Paul Liu for writing the GLFW package, and to Duncan Coutts for writing the Gtk2Hs library for SOE (some of the code from that is in fact used in GLFW). Note: If you encounter any problems with the graphics packages, please send email to both Paul Liu (hai.liu@yale.edu) and Paul Hudak (paul.hudak@yale.edu). GHC We recommend using the Glasgow Haskell Compiler (GHC) version 6.8 or later. The easiest way to install GHC is by downloading the latest Haskell Platform, which includes an installation package called Cabal. If you install GHC in some other way, you may have to install Cabal on your own -- see http://www.haskell.org/haskellwiki/Cabal-Install. OpenGL This is the recommended way to use SOE, relying on the OpenGL and GLFW packages for better cross-platform support than was previously available. Step 1: Install the Haskell packages that SOE depends on. To do this, open a command prompt and enter: cabal install GLFW This will download, configure, and install the GLFW Haskell package into your system. It may also automatically download and install the OpenGL Haskell package for you if your system does not already have it. Step 2: Download the SOE source code from: SOE-20140812.zip The SOE source code requires no installation once GLFW is installed. Simply place the SOE code where you want it, load any module into GHCi, and hope for the best! Note for OS X users: running graphics applications from GHCi is no longer supported. Instead, one has to compile a graphics program using GHC in order to run it (see example/GMIExamples.lhs for an example). Running non-graphics operations, such as MIDI playing, from GHCi may be fine and not affected. Gtk2Hs Instead of using OpenGL / GLFW, an alternative way to run SOE source code is to use the module Graphics.SOE.Gtk instead of the SOE.hs included in the source above. To do this, follow the installation instructions for Gtk2Hs at http://www.haskell.org/gtk2hs, then import the module Graphics.SOE.Gtk instead of SOE.hs in your code. Although both platforms have their advantages from a graphics point of view, keep in mind that:
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