Windows support

[kajvans]

i am trying to use the command stack run but i get the error:

In the dependencies for brick-0.64:
    unix needed, but the stack configuration has no specified version  (latest matching version is 2.7.2.2)
needed due to swarm-0.1.0.0 -> brick-0.64

In the dependencies for vty-5.33:
    unix needed, but the stack configuration has no specified version  (latest matching version is 2.7.2.2)
needed due to swarm-0.1.0.0 -> vty-5.33

how can i fix this

[byorgey]

Ah, my apologies. Swarm depends on the vty library, which does not support Windows. So that means Swarm only works on Linux or OSX, at least for now. I would have mentioned it in the README if I had realized it.

I do not know whether it might be possible to get it to build on Windows using something like Cygwin or the Windows Subsystem for Linux. I would be happy to receive any reports either way.

I will leave this issue open and change the name as a place to collect ideas and information re: supporting Windows.

[abyo]

It is possible to get the game running with Windows Subsystem. Installation is really easy too those days. Run wsl in a powershell.

wsl --install

Follow instructions (this will install ubuntu by default). Run the wsl then upgrade/update ubuntu. Whenever the update is over, install ghc then ghcup.

apt-get install ghc
curl -sSL https://get.haskellstack.org/ | sh

Install stack (if you didn't press yes before), cd in repo then run stack.

ghcup install stack
stack run

[byorgey]

@abyo Thanks, glad it works! I am curious, do you really need to apt-get install ghc first? You should just be able to get ghcup then use that to install stack.

[abyo]

@byorgey I had an issue and found that installing ghc first resolved it, but I suppose you don't have too.

[amalloy]

I ran it on WSL as well. ghcup worked fine, after I installed the prerequisite packages it asked me for.

[byorgey]

Since it seems we have a viable path to building on Windows, I'm going to close this issue.

[Toby222]

Side note: Windows Terminal's text rendering seems to be way slower than just running powershell itself

[xsebek]

With jtdaugherty/vty#260, there may be soon (?!) be a way to build native Swarm on Windows.