Compile the library and associated tools

Right now binary distribution is limited. The preferred method is to have a working ghc and cabal installation (instructions can be found here). On most linux systems, this should just require that you install the corresponding packages.

Optionally install libruby for a better experience.

Once this is done, just type the following two commands:

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cabal update
cabal install -p puppetresources -fhruby

The executables will be found in ~/.cabal/bin/.

Binary distribution

If you do not feel like installing Haskell just to try this library, you might use the binary distribution of puppetresources:

• Normal version
• Debian package

The profiling version is twice as slow (yet still many times faster than the Ruby version) but provides more informative error messages when you are in the presence of a language-puppet bug.

This has been compiled on a Ubuntu Precise (12.04) box, but the main requirement will be the libruby1.8 package.