From f45daf932ca9405227fb6c364677128e29e71ee7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: John MacFarlane Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2015 20:47:41 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Improved INSTALL instructions. --- INSTALL | 10 +++++++--- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL index 2715a8715..32f71c42d 100644 --- a/INSTALL +++ b/INSTALL @@ -24,10 +24,14 @@ Quick install This procedure will install the released version of pandoc, which will be downloaded automatically from HackageDB. - (Note: if this step fails, and you are using an older version + + If this step fails, and you are using an older version of the Haskell Platform, e.g. on Debian stable, you may need to - upgrade your version of cabal: `cabal install cabal-install`, - then try `cabal update && cabal install pandoc` again.) + upgrade your version of cabal: + + cabal install cabal-install + ~/.cabal/bin/cabal update + ~/.cabal/bin/cabal install pandoc If you want to install a modified or development version of pandoc instead, switch to the source directory and do