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| + | * Cabal is a package and build system. Cabal is only involved in the creation of packages and the building of their contents. It does not manage packages. |
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| + | * Cabal-Install installs cabal packages. It is distinct from Cabal (the build system). This often confuses new users. Furthermore, Cabal-Install is not a fully featured package manager. For example, it cannot install non cabal packaged dependencies, it cannot uninstall packages, nor can it automatically upgrade installations. |
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| + | == Information for package users == |
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*[[Cabal/How to install a Cabal package | How to install a Cabal package]] |
*[[Cabal/How to install a Cabal package | How to install a Cabal package]] |
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*[[Cabal/FAQ|FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions]] |
*[[Cabal/FAQ|FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions]] |
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*[[Cabal-Install]] - tool that greatly simplifies installation of Cabal packages |
*[[Cabal-Install]] - tool that greatly simplifies installation of Cabal packages |
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| + | *[http://hackage.haskell.org/package/cabal-sort Cabal-Sort] - assistance with compilation of multiple cabal packages |
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| + | * [http://www.vex.net/~trebla/haskell/sicp.xhtml Storage and Identification of Cabalized Packages] |
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| + | * [http://hackage.haskell.org/package/cabal-dev cabal-dev], a tool for managing development builds of Haskell projects. It supports maintaining sandboxed cabal-install repositories, and sandboxed ghc package databases. See [http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/f3ykj/psa_use_cabaldev_to_solve_dependency_problems/ PSA: Use cabal-dev to solve dependency problems] for an extensive description. |
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| + | * Blog article: [http://ivanmiljenovic.wordpress.com/2010/03/15/repeat-after-me-cabal-is-not-a-package-manager/ Repeat after me: “Cabal is not a Package Manager”] |
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| − | == Information for developers == |
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*[[How to write a Haskell program]] |
*[[How to write a Haskell program]] |
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*[[Cabal/Developer-FAQ|FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions of package authors]] |
*[[Cabal/Developer-FAQ|FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions of package authors]] |
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*[http://neilmitchell.blogspot.com/2008/02/adding-data-files-using-cabal.html Adding data files using Cabal] |
*[http://neilmitchell.blogspot.com/2008/02/adding-data-files-using-cabal.html Adding data files using Cabal] |
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*[http://www.moonloop.net/haskell/docs/cbs-custom.html Cabal Setup file examples] |
*[http://www.moonloop.net/haskell/docs/cbs-custom.html Cabal Setup file examples] |
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| − | === Related contributed tools === |
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*[[Cabal-make]] - automation based on makefiles |
*[[Cabal-make]] - automation based on makefiles |
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| + | *[http://blog.ezyang.com/2010/06/setting-up-cabal-the-ffi-and-c2hs/ Setting up Cabal, the FFI and c2hs] |
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[[Category:Tools]] |
[[Category:Tools]] |
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Revision as of 01:28, 25 August 2011
The Haskell Cabal:
- The Common Architecture for Building Applications and Libraries
Summary
- Cabal is a package and build system. Cabal is only involved in the creation of packages and the building of their contents. It does not manage packages.
- Cabal-Install installs cabal packages. It is distinct from Cabal (the build system). This often confuses new users. Furthermore, Cabal-Install is not a fully featured package manager. For example, it cannot install non cabal packaged dependencies, it cannot uninstall packages, nor can it automatically upgrade installations.
Information for package users
- How to install a Cabal package
- FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions
- Cabal-Install - tool that greatly simplifies installation of Cabal packages
- Cabal-Sort - assistance with compilation of multiple cabal packages
- CabalFind - finding Cabal packages on the web (now superseded by Hackage)
- Storage and Identification of Cabalized Packages
- cabal-dev, a tool for managing development builds of Haskell projects. It supports maintaining sandboxed cabal-install repositories, and sandboxed ghc package databases. See PSA: Use cabal-dev to solve dependency problems for an extensive description.
- Blog article: Repeat after me: “Cabal is not a Package Manager”
Information for package developers
- How to write a Haskell program
- FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions of package authors
- Upgrading packages
- Package versioning policy
- Creating Debian packages from Cabal package
- Adding data files using Cabal
- Cabal Setup file examples
- Cabal-make - automation based on makefiles
- Setting up Cabal, the FFI and c2hs