needing some Hugs

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> Is anybody still listening here?

I see the Hugs source distro is still around - vintage 2006, and there's
somebody curated it on github.

I'm particularly looking for a version with TRex, but the github-curated
version doesn't seem to include that(?)

Can anybody comment on how easy it is to compile Hugs (on Windows),
compared to compiling GHC? The instructions for Hugs make out it's
reasonably easy, whereas the instructions for GHC seem to be fraught with
gotchas. But perhaps Hugs has as many gotchas, just not documented(?)

My impression from discussion forums when Hugs was still active, is that
Hugs source was easier to hack if you wanted to experiment with changes to
the language(?)

What seems sad these days is that GHC is so monstrous and formidable,
hardly anybody builds experimental extensions to Haskell.

Thank you
AntC

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auto"></div></blockquote><div dir=3D"auto"><div dir=3D"auto">Is anybody sti=
ll listening here?</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">I see=
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ebody curated it on github.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"au=
to">I&#39;m particularly looking for a version with TRex, but the github-cu=
rated version doesn&#39;t seem to include that(?)</div><div dir=3D"auto"><b=
r></div><div dir=3D"auto">Can anybody comment on how easy it is to compile =
Hugs (on Windows), compared to compiling GHC? The instructions for Hugs mak=
e out it&#39;s reasonably easy, whereas the instructions for GHC seem to be=
 fraught with gotchas. But perhaps Hugs has as many gotchas, just not docum=
ented(?)</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">My impression f=
rom discussion forums when Hugs was still active, is that Hugs source was e=
asier to hack if you wanted to experiment with changes to the language(?)</=
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 is that GHC is so monstrous and formidable, hardly anybody builds experime=
ntal extensions to Haskell.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"au=
to">Thank you</div><div dir=3D"auto">AntC</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div>=
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