ghc7.8 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

Deprecated! Installation of this package may no longer be supported.

1. Install "ghc7.8" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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b. Install ghc7.8 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall ghc7.8 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "ghc7.8" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed
            
                        
                base-devel git
            
                    
    
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b. Clone ghc7.8's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/ghc7.8.git 
            
                        
                ~/ghc7.8
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/ghc7.8 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/ghc7.8
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ghc7.8 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 256851
Name: ghc7.8
PackageBaseID: 104703
PackageBase: ghc7.8
Version: 7.8.4-1
Description: Legacy GHC. Compatible with Haskell Platform 2014.2
URL: http://www.haskell.org/ghc/
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer:
Submitter: rudy.matela
FirstSubmitted: 1450271089
LastModified: 1450271090
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/ghc7.8.tar.gz