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Glorious Glasgow Haskell Compilation System. Version 9.6.7 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-25.

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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install ghc@9.6

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install ghc

MacPorts ports tree · lang/ghc/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install ghc9.6

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · ghc9.6 · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add ghc

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

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install ghc

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

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#ghc

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

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S ghc

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

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install ghc

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · ghc · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

Glorious Glasgow Haskell Compilation System

Commands and aliases

  • ghc-9.6.7
  • ghc-pkg-9.6.7
  • ghci-9.6.7
  • haddock-ghc-9.6.7
  • hp2ps-ghc-9.6.7
  • hpc-ghc-9.6.7
  • hsc2hs-ghc-9.6.7
  • runghc-9.6.7
  • runhaskell-9.6.7

history

Project history and usage

The Homebrew `ghc@9.6` formula packages the GHC 9.6 branch of the Glasgow Haskell Compiler. It is a version-track compiler package for projects that need the 9.6 generation of GHC, GHCi, boot libraries, package tools, and Haddock.

Project history

GHC began at the University of Glasgow near the beginning of the 1990s as an academic research project funded by the UK government. Over time it became the practical compiler and interactive environment that shaped Haskell implementation work, compiler research, and day-to-day package development.

The GHC 9.6 branch follows the stable-branch scheme documented by the user guide, with even-numbered minor branches and patchlevel bug-fix releases. The branch's documentation includes GHCi configuration files such as `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/ghc/ghci.conf`, `~/.ghc/ghci.conf`, and local `.ghci` files.

Adoption history

GHC's adoption rests on its central place in the Haskell ecosystem: the official site points to Hackage libraries and common tooling such as Haskell Language Server, Cabal, Stack, and GHCup. A versioned formula such as `ghc@9.6` lets maintainers keep older project and CI environments aligned with that compiler branch.

Homebrew exposes `ghc@9.6` separately from the general `ghc` formula. That matters for users who need a branch that matches package bounds, generated interface files, or a build matrix rather than whichever compiler branch the unversioned formula installs.

How it is used

Practitioners use `ghc@9.6` to compile and test projects that target GHC 9.6. The package includes 9.6-suffixed executable names for the compiler, GHCi, package database tool, Haddock, profiling helpers, and script runners, allowing scripts to invoke the branch explicitly.

Interactive users rely on GHCi for fast edit-and-test loops, custom prompt behavior, imports, and local `.ghci` setup. Build tools generally call the compiler underneath, but package maintainers still inspect GHCi, `ghc-pkg`, profiling output, and Haddock output when diagnosing branch-specific issues.

Why package nerds care

The formula captures an older stable compiler branch as a package-manager object. That is useful because Haskell package compatibility is often branch-sensitive: boot libraries, warnings, extensions, optimisation behavior, and ABI details can all influence whether a package builds cleanly.

Timeline

  • Early 1990s: GHC began as a Glasgow research project.
  • 2007: The user guide documented GHC's even-numbered stable-branch versioning policy starting with GHC 6.8.
  • 2023: GHC 9.6.1 was released as the first listed 9.6 release on the GHC download page.
  • 2026 batch input: The Homebrew package record listed 9.6.7-suffixed executables.

Related projects

  • Cabal and Stack use GHC as the compiler backend for package builds.
  • Hackage package bounds make branch-specific GHC installation useful for maintainers.
  • GHCup is another official installer path for selecting GHC versions.

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for ghc@9.6. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

  • Homebrew declares a post-install hook for this formula.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 8 platform targets.
  • Build metadata lists 4 build dependencies.

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local files

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Configuration files

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

Unix
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/ghc/ghci.conf~/.ghc/ghci.conf./.ghci

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
ghc-9.6.7cliglobal executable
ghc-pkg-9.6.7cliglobal executable
ghci-9.6.7cliglobal executable
haddock-ghc-9.6.7cliglobal executable
hp2ps-ghc-9.6.7cliglobal executable
hpc-ghc-9.6.7cliglobal executable
hsc2hs-ghc-9.6.7cliglobal executable
runghc-9.6.7cliglobal executable
runhaskell-9.6.7cliglobal 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 version9.6.7
manager updated2026-06-25
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://haskell.org/ghc/

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:ghc@9.6
Version9.6.7
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/ghc@9.6
Homepagehttps://haskell.org/ghc/
Repositoryhttps://gitlab.haskell.org/ghc/ghc
Upstream docshttps://downloads.haskell.org/ghc/9.6.7/docs/users_guide/ghci.html
LicenseBSD-3-Clause AND MIT AND (LGPL-3.0-or-later OR GPL-2.0-or-later)
Source archivehttps://downloads.haskell.org/~ghc/9.6.7/ghc-9.6.7-src.tar.xz
Last updated2026-06-25T13:37:43+02:00
Pulseupdated
Build dependenciesautoconf, automake, python@3.14, sphinx-doc
Uses from macOSncurses
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installdefined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Nameghc@9.6
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedyes
Disabledno
Keg Onlyyes
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.

dnf92%

ghc9.6 9.6.7-26.fc44

Glasgow Haskell Compiler

https://haskell.org/ghc/

sudo dnf install ghc9.6
  • License: BSD-3-Clause AND HaskellReport
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: ghc9.6
  • 9 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • package manager index match
  • Matched by: Ghc9 6
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ghc9.6 from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
dnf92%

ghc9.6-Cabal 3.10.3.0-26.fc44

Haskell Cabal library

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

sudo dnf install ghc9.6-Cabal
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: i686
  • Source Package: ghc9.6
  • 27 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • package manager index match
  • Matched by: Ghc9 6
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ghc9.6-Cabal from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
dnf92%

ghc9.6-Cabal-devel 3.10.3.0-26.fc44

Haskell Cabal library development files

https://haskell.org/ghc/

sudo dnf install ghc9.6-Cabal-devel
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: i686
  • Source Package: ghc9.6
  • 3 dependencies
  • 3 provides
  • package manager index match
  • Matched by: Ghc9 6
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ghc9.6-Cabal-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
dnf92%

ghc9.6-Cabal-doc 3.10.3.0-26.fc44

Haskell Cabal library documentation

https://haskell.org/ghc/

sudo dnf install ghc9.6-Cabal-doc
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: ghc9.6
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • package manager index match
  • Matched by: Ghc9 6
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ghc9.6-Cabal-doc from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
dnf92%

ghc9.6-Cabal-prof 3.10.3.0-26.fc44

Haskell Cabal profiling library

https://haskell.org/ghc/

sudo dnf install ghc9.6-Cabal-prof
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: ghc9.6
  • 2 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • package manager index match
  • Matched by: Ghc9 6
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ghc9.6-Cabal-prof from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
dnf92%

ghc9.6-Cabal-syntax 3.10.3.0-26.fc44

Haskell Cabal-syntax library

https://hackage.haskell.org/package/Cabal-syntax

sudo dnf install ghc9.6-Cabal-syntax
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: i686
  • Source Package: ghc9.6
  • 25 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • package manager index match
  • Matched by: Ghc9 6
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ghc9.6-Cabal-syntax from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
dnf92%

ghc9.6-Cabal-syntax-devel 3.10.3.0-26.fc44

Haskell Cabal-syntax library development files

https://haskell.org/ghc/

sudo dnf install ghc9.6-Cabal-syntax-devel
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: i686
  • Source Package: ghc9.6
  • 3 dependencies
  • 3 provides
  • package manager index match
  • Matched by: Ghc9 6
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ghc9.6-Cabal-syntax-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
dnf92%

ghc9.6-Cabal-syntax-doc 3.10.3.0-26.fc44

Haskell Cabal-syntax library documentation

https://haskell.org/ghc/

sudo dnf install ghc9.6-Cabal-syntax-doc
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: ghc9.6
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • package manager index match
  • Matched by: Ghc9 6
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ghc9.6-Cabal-syntax-doc from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
dnf92%

ghc9.6-Cabal-syntax-prof 3.10.3.0-26.fc44

Haskell Cabal-syntax profiling library

https://haskell.org/ghc/

sudo dnf install ghc9.6-Cabal-syntax-prof
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: ghc9.6
  • 2 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • package manager index match
  • Matched by: Ghc9 6
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ghc9.6-Cabal-syntax-prof from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
dnf92%

ghc9.6-array 0.5.8.0-26.fc44

Haskell array library

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

sudo dnf install ghc9.6-array
  • License: BSD-3-Clause AND HaskellReport
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: i686
  • Source Package: ghc9.6
  • 7 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • package manager index match
  • Matched by: Ghc9 6
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ghc9.6-array from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
dnf92%

ghc9.6-array-devel 0.5.8.0-26.fc44

Haskell array library development files

https://haskell.org/ghc/

sudo dnf install ghc9.6-array-devel
  • License: BSD-3-Clause AND HaskellReport
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: i686
  • Source Package: ghc9.6
  • 3 dependencies
  • 3 provides
  • package manager index match
  • Matched by: Ghc9 6
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ghc9.6-array-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
dnf92%

ghc9.6-array-doc 0.5.8.0-26.fc44

Haskell array library documentation

https://haskell.org/ghc/

sudo dnf install ghc9.6-array-doc
  • License: BSD-3-Clause AND HaskellReport
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: ghc9.6
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • package manager index match
  • Matched by: Ghc9 6
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ghc9.6-array-doc from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
dnf92%

ghc9.6-array-prof 0.5.8.0-26.fc44

Haskell array profiling library

https://haskell.org/ghc/

sudo dnf install ghc9.6-array-prof
  • License: BSD-3-Clause AND HaskellReport
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: ghc9.6
  • 2 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • package manager index match
  • Matched by: Ghc9 6
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ghc9.6-array-prof from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
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ghc9.6-base 4.18.3.0-26.fc44

Haskell base library

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

sudo dnf install ghc9.6-base
  • License: BSD-3-Clause AND HaskellReport
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: i686
  • Source Package: ghc9.6
  • 7 dependencies
  • 8 provides
  • package manager index match
  • Matched by: Ghc9 6
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ghc9.6-base from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
dnf92%

ghc9.6-base-devel 4.18.3.0-26.fc44

Haskell base library development files

https://haskell.org/ghc/

sudo dnf install ghc9.6-base-devel
  • License: BSD-3-Clause AND HaskellReport
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: i686
  • Source Package: ghc9.6
  • 5 dependencies
  • 3 provides
  • package manager index match
  • Matched by: Ghc9 6
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ghc9.6-base-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
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ghc9.6-base-doc 4.18.3.0-26.fc44

Haskell base library documentation

https://haskell.org/ghc/

sudo dnf install ghc9.6-base-doc
  • License: BSD-3-Clause AND HaskellReport
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: ghc9.6
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • package manager index match
  • Matched by: Ghc9 6
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ghc9.6-base-doc from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

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Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

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  • autoconfBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • automakeBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • python@3.14Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • sphinx-docBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • ghcPackage name indicates the same formula family.
  • ghc@9.10Package name indicates the same formula family.
  • ghc@9.12Package name indicates the same formula family.
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