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The official upstream development repository for Cabal and cabal-install, containing the Cabal library, the `.cabal` file format library, and the cabal CLI tool — the core build and package management infrastructure for the Haskell ecosystem.

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Project Overview

Cabal is the core build and package management infrastructure for the Haskell ecosystem. This repository contains the Cabal library, Cabal-hooks API, Cabal-syntax (the .cabal file format library), cabal-install (the cabal CLI tool), and cabal-install-solver.

Key Features

  • Cabal library: core build and package management
  • cabal-install: provides the cabal CLI tool
  • Cabal-syntax: .cabal file format parsing and processing
  • Cross-platform binary distribution via GHCup and other tools

Target Audience

  • Haskell developers
  • Engineers building and managing Haskell projects
  • Contributors to the Cabal ecosystem

Quick Start

# Install cabal-install via GHCup (recommended)
ghcup install --set cabal latest

# Or download binaries from:
# https://www.haskell.org/cabal/download.html

Core Advantages

  • Official build and package management infrastructure for Haskell
  • Complete Cabal library and cabal-install toolchain
  • Cross-platform support (Linux, macOS, Windows)
  • Active community maintenance with a proposal process

System Requirements

  • OS: Linux, macOS, Windows
  • Additional Dependencies: GHC (can be managed via GHCup)

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