cabal-install ☆

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Description:
Command-line interface for Cabal and Hackage

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 3.16.0.0@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: haskell package-manager build-tool developer-tools cli

Install: brew install cabal-install

About:
cabal-install is the command-line interface for the Cabal build system and Hackage package repository. It enables Haskell developers to fetch, configure, compile, and install libraries and executables from a central package database. The tool simplifies dependency resolution and build management, making Haskell development more streamlined.

Key Features:

Dependency resolution and sandboxing
Integration with Hackage repository
Build and installation automation
Project configuration via cabal.project files
Reproducible build environments

Use Cases:

Setting up new Haskell development projects
Installing Haskell libraries and tools from Hackage
Building and distributing Haskell applications

Alternatives:

stack – Stack provides curated snapshots and stricter reproducibility, while cabal-install offers more flexibility with package versions
nix – Nix provides system-wide reproducible builds across languages, while cabal-install is Haskell-specific and lighter weight

License: BSD-3-Clause

Dependencies: ghc, gmp

Bottles available for: arm64_tahoe, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, arm64_linux, x86_64_linux

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 13, 2025 8:05am		0	VERSION_BUMP	7c5827d7