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[](https://github.com/haskell/ghcup/releases)
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[](https://travis-ci.org/haskell/ghcup)
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`ghcup` makes it easy to install specific versions of `ghc` on GNU/Linux as well as MacOS (aka Darwin), and can also bootstrap a fresh Haskell developer environment from scratch.
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It follows the unix UNIX philosophy of [do one thing and do it well](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix_philosophy#Do_One_Thing_and_Do_It_Well).
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Similar in scope to [rustup](https://github.com/rust-lang-nursery/rustup.rs), [pyenv](https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv) and [jenv](http://www.jenv.be).
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*OS X users may prefer [futurice](https://haskell.futurice.com/) and Ubuntu users may prefer [hvr's ppa](https://launchpad.net/~hvr/+archive/ubuntu/ghc).*
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## Table of Contents
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* [Installation](#installation)
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* [Usage](#usage)
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* [Design goals](#design-goals)
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* [How](#how)
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* [Known problems](#known-problems)
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## Installation
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Just place the `ghcup` shell script into your `PATH` anywhere.
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E.g.:
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```sh
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( mkdir -p ~/.ghcup/bin && curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/haskell/ghcup/master/ghcup > ~/.ghcup/bin/ghcup && chmod +x ~/.ghcup/bin/ghcup) && echo "Success"
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```
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Then adjust your `PATH` in `~/.bashrc` (or similar, depending on your shell) like so, for example:
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```sh
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export PATH="$HOME/.cabal/bin:$HOME/.ghcup/bin:$PATH"
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```
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## Usage
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See `ghcup --help`.
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Common use cases are:
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```sh
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# install the last known "best" GHC version
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ghcup install
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# install a specific GHC version
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ghcup install 8.2.2
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# set the currently "active" GHC version
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ghcup set 8.4.4
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# install cabal-install
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ghcup install-cabal
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# update cabal-install
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cabal new-install cabal-install
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```
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Generally this is meant to be used with [`cabal-install`](https://hackage.haskell.org/package/cabal-install), which
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handles your haskell packages and can demand that [a specific version](https://cabal.readthedocs.io/en/latest/nix-local-build.html#cfg-flag---with-compiler) of `ghc` is available, which `ghcup` can do.
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## Design goals
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1. simplicity
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2. non-interactive
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3. portable
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4. do one thing and do it well (UNIX philosophy)
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### Non-goals
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1. invoking `sudo`, `apt-get` or *any* package manager
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2. handling system packages
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3. handling cabal projects
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4. being a stack alternative
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## How
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Installs a specified GHC version into `~/.ghcup/ghc/<ver>`, and places `ghc-<ver>` symlinks in `~/.ghcup/bin/`.
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Optionally, an unversioned `ghc` link can point to a default version of your choice.
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This uses precompiled GHC binaries that have been compiled on fedora/debian by [upstream GHC](https://www.haskell.org/ghc/download_ghc_8_6_1.html#binaries).
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Alternatively, you can also tell it to compile from source (note that this might fail due to missing requirements).
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In addition this script can also install `cabal-install`.
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## Known problems
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### Limited distributions supported
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Currently only GNU/Linux distributions compatible with the [upstream GHC](https://www.haskell.org/ghc/download_ghc_8_6_1.html#binaries) binaries are supported.
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### Precompiled binaries
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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 or
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try to compile from source via `ghcup compile <version>`.
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### Compilation
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Although this script can compile GHC for you, it's just a very thin
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wrapper around the build system. It makes no effort in trying
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to figure out whether you have the correct toolchain and
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the correct dependencies. Refer to [the official docs](https://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/wiki/Building/Preparation/Linux)
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on how to prepare your environment for building GHC.
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