ghc8.0 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "ghc8.0" 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 ghc8.0 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall ghc8.0 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "ghc8.0" 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 ghc8.0's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/ghc8.0.git 
            
                        
                ~/ghc8.0
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/ghc8.0 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/ghc8.0
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ghc8.0 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1020835
Name: ghc8.0
PackageBaseID: 126871
PackageBase: ghc8.0
Version: 8.0.2-2
Description: Legacy GHC 8.0 installed as /usr/bin/ghc-8.0 (May/2016 - Jan/2017).
URL: http://www.haskell.org/ghc/
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1706467427
Maintainer:
Submitter: rudy.matela
FirstSubmitted: 1509613546
LastModified: 1642544198
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/ghc8.0.tar.gz