{{{
...
checking for module Text.Regex( mkRegex, matchRegex, Regex )... no; and neither
in package text
checking for module Text.Regex( mkRegex, matchRegex, Regex )... no; and neither
in package regex-compat
configure: error: Cannot find Test.Regex; try installing the package text or
regex-compat?
}}}

"Cannot find Test.Regex" -- typo, should say "Text" not "Test"

What is package "text"? -- not on Hackage, does it need to be mentioned in the
recommended solution or can we just say "...; try installing the package
regex-compat?"

that's a simple fix.  More generally, hopefully ignorant people will know it
means "Haskell package" and if their distro doesn't provide it will be able to
use "cabal install"... :-)

Hi Issac and thanks!

Let's address your three thoughts

> Test.Regex
I'll send in your typo fix later.

> text package

I think that's for older versions of GHC, which we probably still want to
support.  Maybe it would be worthwhile to switch the order of tests so that
newer packages get looked at (and suggested) first.

> Haskell package

I think we should change the wording to say that at least.

This is resolved by my patch to darcs

Fri Jul 25 10:53:36 BST 2008  Eric Kow <E.Y.Kow@brighton.ac.uk>
  * configure: suggest regex-compat before text

Fri Jul 25 10:50:15 BST 2008  Eric Kow <E.Y.Kow@brighton.ac.uk>
  * configure: mention Haskell in 'try installing' suggestion

Tue Jul 15 13:17:08 BST 2008  Eric Kow <E.Y.Kow@brighton.ac.uk>
  * Typo (Text.Regex)