From 083204bfbbe5b7652d3d7b91219cbdc5b514129e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joey Hess Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2013 13:50:41 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] note --- doc/install/cabal.mdwn | 12 +++++++++++- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/doc/install/cabal.mdwn b/doc/install/cabal.mdwn index 6c5c0d4c69..4eac597f16 100644 --- a/doc/install/cabal.mdwn +++ b/doc/install/cabal.mdwn @@ -1,4 +1,14 @@ -As a haskell package, git-annex can be installed using cabal. +As a haskell package, git-annex can be installed using cabal. + +This involves building a lot of haskell packages from source, and so it has +a lot of moving parts, and it's not uncommon for it to be broken from time +to time. + +If you are not comfortable tracking down and dealing with library build +problems, installing git-annex with cabal is probably not the right choice +for you! + +## prerequisites Start by installing the [Haskell Platform][]. In Debian, this is as simple as: