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Install darcs with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman

Distributed version control system that tracks changes, via Haskell. Version 2.18.5 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install darcs

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install darcs

MacPorts ports tree · devel/darcs/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add darcs

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · darcs · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install darcs

Debian stable package indexes · darcs · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%

sudo dnf install darcs

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · darcs · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#darcs

nixpkgs package indexes · darcs · source: raw.githubusercontent.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S darcs

Arch Linux sync databases · darcs · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

overview

Package summary

Distributed version control system that tracks changes, via Haskell

Project links

Commands and aliases

darcs

history

Project history and usage

Darcs is a free, open-source distributed version control system written in Haskell and known for modeling work as patches rather than repository snapshots.

Project history

The Darcs site contrasts Darcs with Git, Mercurial, and Subversion by emphasizing changes instead of snapshots. Its documentation and talks center on patch theory, commute behavior, and a contributor flow built around screened and reviewed repositories.

Adoption history

Darcs has been a durable niche VCS in the Haskell and functional-programming world: it remains packaged by major Unix package managers, published on Hackage/cabal workflows, and hosted on Darcs Hub, which the project names as today's place for Darcs project hosting.

How it is used

Users clone repositories, record patches, inspect authors, send or upload patches for review, and tune behavior through repository-local _darcs/prefs files or per-user ~/.darcs files.

Why package nerds care

For package nerds, Darcs is a reminder that version control history is not just Git history: it carries its own repository format, hosting culture, patch-screening workflow, Haskell toolchain requirements, and config file conventions.

Timeline

2000s: David Roundy's Darcs and patch-theory work established the project's distinctive model.
2010s: Darcs Hub and darcsden-style hosting became the main public hosting story for Darcs users.
2026: The Darcs front page lists Darcs 2.18.5 and cabal, stack, Nix, binary, and source install paths.

Related projects

Darcs is commonly compared with Git, Mercurial, and Subversion, and its ecosystem includes Darcs Hub, darcsden, Trac Darcs integrations, Hackage/cabal packaging, and the Darcs wiki itself.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

text:version control

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
Build metadata lists 2 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

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.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: ~/.darcs/defaults_darcs/prefs/defaults~/.darcs/author_darcs/prefs/author

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`darcs`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version2.18.5

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://darcs.net/

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://darcs.net/none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:darcs
Version	2.18.5
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/darcs
Homepage	https://darcs.net/
Repository	http://darcs.net/
Upstream docs	https://darcs.net/FAQ
License	GPL-2.0-or-later
Source archive	https://hackage.haskell.org/package/darcs-2.18.5/darcs-2.18.5.tar.gz
Dependencies	gmp
Build dependencies	cabal-install, ghc
Uses from macOS	libffi, ncurses
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	darcs
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Debian apt95%

darcs 2.18.4-1

distributed, interactive, smart revision control system

http://darcs.net/

sudo apt install darcs

Section: vcs
Architecture: amd64
6 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Darcs

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

Nix95%

darcs

nix profile install nixpkgs#darcs

normalized package name match
Matched by: Darcs

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

apk95%

darcs 2.18.5-r1

Patch-based revision control system

https://darcs.net/

sudo apk add darcs

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: darcs
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Darcs

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: darcs from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

darcs-doc 2.18.5-r1

Patch-based revision control system (documentation)

https://darcs.net/

sudo apk add darcs-doc

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: darcs
normalized package name match
Matched by: Darcs

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: darcs-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

dnf95%

darcs 2.18.5-51.fc44

A distributed, interactive, smart revision control system

https://hackage.haskell.org/package/darcs

sudo dnf install darcs

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: darcs
8 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Darcs

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: darcs from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

dnf95%

ghc-darcs 2.18.5-51.fc44

Haskell darcs library

https://hackage.haskell.org/package/darcs

sudo dnf install ghc-darcs

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: darcs
32 dependencies
2 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Darcs

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ghc-darcs from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

dnf95%

ghc-darcs-devel 2.18.5-51.fc44

Haskell darcs library development files

https://hackage.haskell.org/package/darcs

sudo dnf install ghc-darcs-devel

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: darcs
3 dependencies
3 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Darcs

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ghc-darcs-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

dnf95%

ghc-darcs-doc 2.18.5-51.fc44

Haskell darcs library documentation

https://hackage.haskell.org/package/darcs

sudo dnf install ghc-darcs-doc

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: noarch
Source Package: darcs
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Darcs

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ghc-darcs-doc from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

dnf95%

ghc-darcs-prof 2.18.5-51.fc44

Haskell darcs profiling library

https://hackage.haskell.org/package/darcs

sudo dnf install ghc-darcs-prof

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: darcs
2 dependencies
2 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Darcs

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ghc-darcs-prof from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

dnf95%

ghc-data-ordlist 0.4.7.0-51.fc44

Haskell data-ordlist library

https://hackage.haskell.org/package/data-ordlist

sudo dnf install ghc-data-ordlist

License: BSD-3-Clause
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: darcs
8 dependencies
2 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Darcs

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ghc-data-ordlist from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

dnf95%

ghc-data-ordlist-devel 0.4.7.0-51.fc44

Haskell data-ordlist library development files

https://hackage.haskell.org/package/darcs

sudo dnf install ghc-data-ordlist-devel

License: BSD-3-Clause
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: darcs
3 dependencies
3 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Darcs

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ghc-data-ordlist-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

dnf95%

ghc-data-ordlist-doc 0.4.7.0-51.fc44

Haskell data-ordlist library documentation

https://hackage.haskell.org/package/darcs

sudo dnf install ghc-data-ordlist-doc

License: BSD-3-Clause
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: noarch
Source Package: darcs
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Darcs

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ghc-data-ordlist-doc from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

dnf95%

ghc-data-ordlist-prof 0.4.7.0-51.fc44

Haskell data-ordlist profiling library

https://hackage.haskell.org/package/darcs

sudo dnf install ghc-data-ordlist-prof

License: BSD-3-Clause
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: darcs
2 dependencies
2 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Darcs

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ghc-data-ordlist-prof from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

dnf95%

ghc-strict-identity 0.1.0.0-51.fc44

Haskell strict-identity library

https://hackage.haskell.org/package/strict-identity

sudo dnf install ghc-strict-identity

License: BSD-3-Clause
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: darcs
8 dependencies
2 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Darcs

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ghc-strict-identity from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

dnf95%

ghc-strict-identity-devel 0.1.0.0-51.fc44

Haskell strict-identity library development files

https://hackage.haskell.org/package/darcs

sudo dnf install ghc-strict-identity-devel

License: BSD-3-Clause
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: darcs
3 dependencies
3 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Darcs

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ghc-strict-identity-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

dnf95%

ghc-strict-identity-doc 0.1.0.0-51.fc44

Haskell strict-identity library documentation

https://hackage.haskell.org/package/darcs

sudo dnf install ghc-strict-identity-doc

License: BSD-3-Clause
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: noarch
Source Package: darcs
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Darcs

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ghc-strict-identity-doc from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

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combined/darcs.yml

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Install darcs with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman

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Why package nerds care

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Risk level: blue

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