This Cabal Git repository contains the following main packages:
- Cabal: the Cabal library package (license)
- Cabal-syntax: the
.cabalfile format library (license) - cabal-install: the package containing the
cabaltool (license) - cabal-install-solver: the package containing the solver component of the
cabaltool (license)
The canonical upstream repository is located at https://github.com/haskell/cabal.
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GHCup (preferred): get GHCup using the directions on its website and run:
ghcup install --set cabal latest -
Download from official website: the
cabal-installbinary download for your platform should contain thecabalexecutable.
Getting unreleased versions of cabal-install: gives you a chance to try out yet-unreleased features.
Currently, we only provide binaries for x86_64 platforms.
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GitHub preview release built from the tip of the
masterbranch: download from GitHub or use this GHCup command to install:ghcup install cabal -u https://github.com/haskell/cabal/releases/download/cabal-head/cabal-head-Linux-x86_64.tar.gz headReplace "Linux" with "Windows" or "macOS" as appropriate.
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Even more cutting-edge binaries built from pull requests are always available from the
Validateworklow page on GitHub, at the very bottom of the page.
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With cabal-install: if you have a pre-existing version of
cabal-install, run:cabal install cabal-installto get the latest version of
cabal-install. (You may want tocabal updatefirst.) -
From Git: again with a pre-existing version of
cabal-install, you can install the latest version from the Git repository. Clone the Git repository, move to its root, and run:cabal install --project-file=cabal.project.release cabal-install -
Bootstrapping: if you don't have a pre-existing version of
cabal-install, look into thebootstrapdirectory.
cabal comes with a thorough User Manual.
If you are new to cabal and want to quickly learn the basics, check
Getting Started With Haskell and Cabal.
Got questions? Ask in Haskell Matrix (online chat) or Haskell Discourse.
Refer to CONTRIBUTING.md.