From a65953de929fd9488250f8e0257c918465193e43 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mateusz Kowalczyk Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2015 15:08:36 +0100 Subject: Refine hacking instructions slightly --- README.md | 10 +++++++--- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index f6dd00d4..31015e91 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ Please create issues when you have any problems and pull requests if you have so ###### Hacking -To get started you'll need a latest GHC release installed. +To get started you'll need a latest GHC release installed. Below is an +example setup using cabal sandboxes. ```bash git clone https://github.com/haskell/haddock.git @@ -64,5 +65,8 @@ To get started you'll need a latest GHC release installed. cabal test ``` -If you want to build against `GHC HEAD`, `ghc-head` is the corresponding branch. -Note that it doesn't have to be up to date. +If you're a GHC developer and want to update Haddock to work with your +changes, you should be working on `ghc-head` branch instead of master. +See instructions at +https://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/wiki/WorkingConventions/Git/Submodules +for an example workflow. -- cgit v1.2.3