# Install hpack

Modern format for Haskell packages. Version 0.39.6 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-07.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:hpack
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install hpack
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install hpack
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: hpack from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#hpack
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: hpack from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:hpack
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/hpack>
- **Version:** 0.39.6
- **Source summary:** Modern format for Haskell packages
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/sol/hpack>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/sol/hpack>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/sol/hpack#readme>
- **License:** MIT
- **Source archive:** <https://hackage.haskell.org/package/hpack-0.39.6/hpack-0.39.6.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-07T03:48:54Z
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- hpack (cli)
- hpack (alias)

## Dependencies

- gmp

## Build Dependencies

- cabal-install
- ghc

## macOS Provided Libraries

- libffi

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 0.39.6
- Package-manager updated: 2026-06-07
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/sol/hpack
- info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.

## Sicherheitshinweise

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** hpack
- **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:** head, stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - hpack - 0.36.1-1+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: hpack from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | alternative format for Haskell packages | https://github.com/sol/hpack#readme
- Nix - hpack: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: hpack from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
- Ubuntu apt - hpack - 0.35.2-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: hpack from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | alternative format for Haskell packages | https://github.com/sol/hpack#readme


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## Sources

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