ghc@9.6 ☆

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Description:
Glorious Glasgow Haskell Compilation System

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | @haskell | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: compiler haskell development programming-languages functional-programming

Install: brew install ghc@9.6

About:
GHC is the state-of-the-art optimizing compiler for the purely functional programming language Haskell. It includes a high-performance runtime system with a generational garbage collector and supports native code generation for multiple CPU architectures. It is the de facto standard toolchain for developing robust, high-performance Haskell applications.

Key Features:

Advanced type system with type inference and type families
High-performance native code generator and optimizer
Concurrent and parallel programming support via lightweight threads
Rich ecosystem integration via the Cabal build system

Use Cases:

Developing high-assurance backend systems and APIs
Building financial modeling and data processing pipelines
Research in programming language theory and compiler design

Alternatives:

GHCup – GHCup is a separate installer that manages multiple GHC versions, whereas Homebrew installs a specific system-wide version.
Stack – Stack is a build tool that provides reproducible builds and manages GHC versions per-project, while Homebrew provides a global installation.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 13, 2025 7:45pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	f2e1941e
Sep 12, 2024 10:58pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	1a3f94d9