ghc8.2 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 28,2024

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

1. Install "ghc8.2" 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 ghc8.2 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall ghc8.2 on Arch using YAY

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


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/ghc8.2.git 
            
                        
                ~/ghc8.2
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/ghc8.2 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/ghc8.2
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ghc8.2 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 515507
Name: ghc8.2
PackageBaseID: 133016
PackageBase: ghc8.2
Version: 8.2.2-1
Description: Legacy GHC (8.2 series). Originally released on July 2017.
URL: http://www.haskell.org/ghc/
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1706792285
Maintainer:
Submitter: rudy.matela
FirstSubmitted: 1527784533
LastModified: 1527784533
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/ghc8.2.tar.gz