ghc8.8-bin on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 27,2024

1. Install "ghc8.8-bin" 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 ghc8.8-bin on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall ghc8.8-bin on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "ghc8.8-bin" 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 ghc8.8-bin's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/ghc8.8-bin.git 
            
                        
                ~/ghc8.8-bin
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/ghc8.8-bin folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/ghc8.8-bin
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ghc8.8-bin package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1396624
Name: ghc8.8-bin
PackageBaseID: 165465
PackageBase: ghc8.8-bin
Version: 8.8.4-2
Description: Binary GHC 8.8 installed on /usr/bin/ghc-8.8
URL: http://www.haskell.org/ghc/
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: rudy.matela
Submitter: rudy.matela
FirstSubmitted: 1618072131
LastModified: 1706788557
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/ghc8.8-bin.tar.gz