Emacs init file cannot open load file OS X

Question

I am trying to add haskell-mode to emacs, but I run into the error: cannot open load file.

This is what I've done...

First I downloaded the tar file for haskell-mode version 2.4 from here : http://projects.haskell.org/haskellmode-emacs/

After doing so, I have a directory full of mode and modules called haskell-mode-2.4 in my /Users/username/Downloads/....

The next step, I added this to my ~/.emacs.d/init.el (Note: I also tried adding it to my ~/.emacs as well) as specified here...http://doc.gnu-darwin.org/haskell-mode/installation-guide.html :

(load "/Users/username/Downloads/haskell-mode-2.4")
(add-hook 'haskell-mode-hook 'turn-on-haskell-doc-mode)
(add-hook 'haskell-mode-hook 'turn-on-haskell-indent)

But after doing all this, I get an error: cannot open load file.

Why is this so? Could it be that my emacs version does not support the haskell-mode?

I realize I may have posted quite a few questions in the past hour, but it is imperative that I figure all this out. I keep getting errors even though I feel like I follow all the instructions. — buydadip, Jan 10 '15 at 19:35

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited Jan 10 '15 at 20:37

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Try the following:

(load "/Users/username/Downloads/haskell-mode-2.8.0/haskell-site-file")

Also, I'd suggest moving from Downloads to a different folder, but that's off topic ;)

edited Jan 10 '15 at 20:37

buydadip

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answered Jan 10 '15 at 20:04

synthcat

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Yes it works. I didn't realize I had to add `haskell-site-file`, any idea what its for, or what it is? – buydadip Jan 10 '15 at 20:11
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@Bolboa A site file is the local elisp for doing a thing (I think) - basically the source code for a package – Squidly Jan 13 '15 at 09:44
Yes :) Basically, it is the main file for a package. – synthcat Jan 14 '15 at 07:40

Emacs init file cannot open load file OS X

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