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52 lines
1.5 KiB
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[](https://travis-ci.org/hasufell/ghcup)
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[](COPYING)
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# GHC up
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Installs a specified GHC version into `~/.ghcup/ghc/<ver>`,
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and places `ghc-<ver>` etc. symlinks in `~/.ghcup/bin/`.
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Additionally allows to manage currently selected ghc
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via unversioned symlinks.
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This uses precompiled GHC binaries that have been
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compiled on fedora/debian by
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[upstream GHC](https://www.haskell.org/ghc/download_ghc_8_6_1.html#binaries).
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## Why
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I don't use stack, but `cabal new-*` and system GHC versions
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are often either outdated or cannot be installed in parallel
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with proper symlink management.
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Inspired by [rustup](https://github.com/rust-lang-nursery/rustup.rs).
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## Installation
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Just place `ghcup.sh` into your PATH anywhere
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(preferably `~/.local/bin`).
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## Usage
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See `ghcup.sh --help`.
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## Contributing
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* PR or email
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* this script is POSIX shell
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* use [shellcheck](https://github.com/koalaman/shellcheck) and `checkbashisms.pl` from [debian devscripts](http://http.debian.net/debian/pool/main/d/devscripts/devscripts_2.18.4.tar.xz)
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* whitespaces, no tabs
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## TODO
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- [ ] FreeBSD support
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- [ ] Make fetching tarballs more robust
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## Known problems
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Since this uses precompiled binaries you may run into
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problems with ncurses and missing libtinfo, in case
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your distribution doesn't use the legacy way of building
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ncurses and has no compatibility symlinks in place.
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Ask your distributor on how to solve this.
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