macOS
brew install cabal-installlocal Homebrew formula metadata
sudo port install cabalMacPorts ports tree · lang/cabal/Portfile · Quelle: api.github.com
brew
Prüfe Installationswege, Executables, Metadaten und Sicherheitshinweise für cabal-install in AI-Agent-Workflows.
Installation
brew install cabal-installlocal Homebrew formula metadata
sudo port install cabalMacPorts ports tree · lang/cabal/Portfile · Quelle: api.github.com
sudo apt install cabal-installDebian stable package indexes · cabal-install · Quelle: deb.debian.org
sudo dnf install cabal-installFedora Rawhide package metadata · cabal-install · Quelle: dl.fedoraproject.org
nix profile install nixpkgs#cabal-installnixpkgs package indexes · cabal-install · Quelle: raw.githubusercontent.com
sudo pacman -S cabal-installArch Linux sync databases · cabal-install · Quelle: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
sudo zypper install cabal-installopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · cabal-install · Quelle: download.opensuse.org
sudo apk add cabalAlpine Linux edge package indexes · cabal · Quelle: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
choco install cabalChocolatey community package catalog · cabal · Quelle: community.chocolatey.org
scoop install extras/cabalScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/cabal.json · Quelle: api.github.com
winget install --id haskell.cabal -eWindows Package Manager source index · haskell.cabal · Quelle: cdn.winget.microsoft.com
Überblick
Command-line interface for Cabal and Hackage
Verlauf
cabal-install provides the cabal command-line interface for Cabal and Hackage. It is the traditional Haskell package/build tool and remains central to building, fetching, configuring, and installing Haskell packages.
The Haskell Cabal project defines the Common Architecture for Building Applications and Libraries. The project distinguishes cabal-the-spec, cabal-the-library, and cabal-the-tool; the Homebrew cabal-install package is the tool that supplies the cabal executable.
Cabal's package description format and library became part of the common Haskell packaging infrastructure, while cabal-install added the command-line layer for interacting with local packages, remote packages, and Hackage. The upstream repository now contains Cabal, Cabal-syntax, cabal-install, cabal-install-solver, and related components.
Hackage records Cabal package releases back to 1.1.6 and cabal-install releases back to 0.4.0, with current 3.x releases maintained by the Cabal Development Team.
cabal-install became a default expectation in Haskell development because it is tightly coupled to Hackage, the central package archive. The official Cabal site recommends GHCup as the preferred way to install the cabal executable, while still documenting distribution package managers and source/binary downloads.
The tool has stayed relevant alongside newer Haskell tooling because it is both a package manager and a build driver. Its v2/new-build model, package solver, freeze files, project files, and Hackage integration make it an important base layer even when users reach it indirectly through other workflows.
Common commands include cabal init to create package metadata, cabal build to build a project, cabal run to run an executable target, cabal test for tests, cabal update to refresh the package index, and cabal install cabal-install to self-upgrade when appropriate.
The tool manages Haskell package source, dependency solving, build plans, local project configuration, and interaction with Hackage. It is commonly installed alongside GHC, and the upstream README lists GHCup, official downloads, source builds, and preview releases as supported ways to obtain cabal-install.
For package nerds, cabal-install is a foundational package manager because it helped define the Haskell package metadata culture around .cabal files, Hackage uploads, solver-driven dependency plans, and reproducible-ish local project builds before many language ecosystems standardized similar workflows.
Its distinction between a package description format, a library that understands the format, and a CLI that talks to Hackage is historically important. Many later package managers blur those roles; Cabal made them explicit and reusable within the Haskell ecosystem.
Sicherheitslage
package manager and build ecosystem.
orange Risiko · hoch Konfidenz · infrastructure
Prüfe vor unbeaufsichtigter Agent-Nutzung, ob das Tool Klartext-Credentials liest, Remote-Zustand schreibt, Artefakte veröffentlicht oder Plugins ausführt.
local files
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/cabal/config~/.config/cabal/config~/.cabal/config%APPDATA%/cabal/configExecutables
| Befehl | Art | Sichtbarkeit | Hinweis |
|---|---|---|---|
cabal | cli | globales Executable |
Aktualität
Diese Signale trennen das Alter der Seitengenerierung, Aktivität des Paketmanagers und Upstream-Release-Vergleich. Versionsrückstand wird nur gemeldet, wenn eine Evidenz-URL und vergleichbare Versionen vorhanden sind.
https://www.haskell.org/cabal/
Installationsmetadaten
| Paketschlüssel | brew:cabal-install |
|---|---|
| Version | 3.16.1.0 |
| Paketmanager | Homebrew |
| Paketmanager-Seite | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/cabal-install |
| Homepage | https://www.haskell.org/cabal/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/haskell/cabal |
| Upstream-Dokumentation | https://cabal.readthedocs.io/en/stable |
| Lizenz | BSD-3-Clause |
| Quellarchiv | https://hackage.haskell.org/package/cabal-install-3.16.1.0/cabal-install-3.16.1.0.tar.gz |
| Abhängigkeiten | gmp |
| Build-Abhängigkeiten | ghc |
| Von macOS bereitgestellte Bibliotheken | libffi |
| Bottle | verfügbar (auf arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | nicht definiert |
| Dienst | keiner deklariert |
Registry-Fakten
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | cabal-install |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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Source-Datenbank-Treffer
Treffer stammen aus externen Paketmanager-Indizes und bleiben von lokalen Automic-Vault-Paketlinks getrennt.
cabal-install 3.10.3.0-1+b1
command-line interface for Cabal and Hackage
https://www.haskell.org/cabal/
sudo apt install cabal-installcabal-install
nix profile install nixpkgs#cabal-installcabal-install 3.8.1.0-1
command-line interface for Cabal and Hackage
https://www.haskell.org/cabal/
sudo apt install cabal-installcabal-install 3.12.1.0-2.fc45
The command-line interface for Cabal and Hackage
https://hackage.haskell.org/package/cabal-install
sudo dnf install cabal-installghc-cabal-install 3.12.1.0-2.fc45
Haskell cabal-install library
https://hackage.haskell.org/package/cabal-install
sudo dnf install ghc-cabal-installghc-cabal-install-devel 3.12.1.0-2.fc45
Haskell cabal-install library development files
https://hackage.haskell.org/package/cabal-install
sudo dnf install ghc-cabal-install-develghc-cabal-install-doc 3.12.1.0-2.fc45
Haskell cabal-install library documentation
https://hackage.haskell.org/package/cabal-install
sudo dnf install ghc-cabal-install-docghc-cabal-install-prof 3.12.1.0-2.fc45
Haskell cabal-install profiling library
https://hackage.haskell.org/package/cabal-install
sudo dnf install ghc-cabal-install-profghc-cabal-install-solver 3.12.1.0-2.fc45
Haskell cabal-install-solver library
https://hackage.haskell.org/package/cabal-install-solver
sudo dnf install ghc-cabal-install-solverghc-cabal-install-solver-devel 3.12.1.0-2.fc45
Haskell cabal-install-solver library development files
https://hackage.haskell.org/package/cabal-install
sudo dnf install ghc-cabal-install-solver-develghc-cabal-install-solver-doc 3.12.1.0-2.fc45
Haskell cabal-install-solver library documentation
https://hackage.haskell.org/package/cabal-install
sudo dnf install ghc-cabal-install-solver-docghc-cabal-install-solver-prof 3.12.1.0-2.fc45
Haskell cabal-install-solver profiling library
https://hackage.haskell.org/package/cabal-install
sudo dnf install ghc-cabal-install-solver-profghc-open-browser 0.4.0.0-2.fc45
Haskell open-browser library
https://hackage.haskell.org/package/open-browser
sudo dnf install ghc-open-browserghc-open-browser-devel 0.4.0.0-2.fc45
Haskell open-browser library development files
https://hackage.haskell.org/package/cabal-install
sudo dnf install ghc-open-browser-develghc-open-browser-doc 0.4.0.0-2.fc45
Haskell open-browser library documentation
https://hackage.haskell.org/package/cabal-install
sudo dnf install ghc-open-browser-docghc-open-browser-prof 0.4.0.0-2.fc45
Haskell open-browser profiling library
https://hackage.haskell.org/package/cabal-install
sudo dnf install ghc-open-browser-profQuellspur
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