# Install ghc@9.8 with Homebrew, dnf, apk, chocolatey, apt, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper Glorious Glasgow Haskell Compilation System. Version 9.8.4 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-25. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:ghc@9.8 ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install ghc@9.8 ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install ghc ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: lang/ghc/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install ghc9.8 ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ghc9.8 from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add ghc ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ghc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install ghc ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: ghc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#ghc ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: ghc from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S ghc ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: ghc from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install ghc ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: ghc from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - Chocolatey (92%): ```sh choco install ghc ``` Evidence: Chocolatey community package catalog: ghc from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','gawk' ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:ghc@9.8 - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 9.8.4 - **Source summary:** Glorious Glasgow Haskell Compilation System - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** BSD-3-Clause AND MIT AND (LGPL-3.0-or-later OR GPL-2.0-or-later) - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-25T13:37:43+02:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - ghc-9.8.4 (cli) - ghc-pkg-9.8.4 (cli) - ghci-9.8.4 (cli) - haddock-ghc-9.8.4 (cli) - hp2ps-ghc-9.8.4 (cli) - hpc-ghc-9.8.4 (cli) - hsc2hs-ghc-9.8.4 (cli) - runghc-9.8.4 (cli) - runhaskell-9.8.4 (cli) - ghc-9.8.4 (alias) - ghc-pkg-9.8.4 (alias) - ghci-9.8.4 (alias) - haddock-ghc-9.8.4 (alias) - hp2ps-ghc-9.8.4 (alias) - hpc-ghc-9.8.4 (alias) - hsc2hs-ghc-9.8.4 (alias) - runghc-9.8.4 (alias) - runhaskell-9.8.4 (alias) ## Build dependencies - autoconf - automake - python@3.14 - sphinx-doc - xz ## Uses from macOS - ncurses ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 9.8.4 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-25 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://haskell.org/ghc/ - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage The Homebrew `ghc@9.8` formula packages the GHC 9.8 branch of the Glasgow Haskell Compiler. It exists for projects and build environments that need that compiler generation rather than the unversioned Homebrew formula. ### Project history GHC began at the University of Glasgow near the beginning of the 1990s as a government-funded academic research project. The compiler's design combined a batch compiler, an interactive interpreter, boot libraries, and a runtime system that made Haskell practical for both research and production code. The GHC 9.8 branch is part of the stable-branch sequence described by the user guide. That versioning policy matters to downstream packages because even patchlevel upgrades can force recompilation of code built against older boot libraries. ### Adoption history The broader GHC project became the center of Haskell tooling: Hackage libraries, Cabal, Stack, Haddock, Haskell Language Server, and GHCup all assume GHC as a common compiler target. A versioned Homebrew formula helps macOS users install a branch that matches a package set or CI matrix. Homebrew lists `ghc@9.8` as a separate formula with the same Glasgow Haskell Compilation System description as the unversioned package. The batch input records 9.8.4-suffixed executables, showing the branch-specific command names provided by the package. ### How it is used Practitioners use `ghc@9.8` for compiling, testing, and documenting projects pinned to the 9.8 branch. Version-suffixed commands such as `ghc-9.8.4`, `ghci-9.8.4`, `ghc-pkg-9.8.4`, and `haddock-ghc-9.8.4` make explicit branch selection possible in scripts. GHCi usage follows the standard GHC workflow: load source files interactively, evaluate expressions at the prompt, configure startup behavior with `.ghci` files, and switch back to batch compilation for optimized builds. ### Why package nerds care For package maintainers, `ghc@9.8` is valuable because compiler branches are not interchangeable implementation details. They carry specific boot libraries, supported extensions, warnings, optimization behavior, and generated interface compatibility that package bounds often encode. ### 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 9.8.1 was released as the first listed 9.8 release on the GHC download page. - 2026 batch input: The Homebrew package record listed 9.8.4-suffixed executables. ### Related projects - Cabal and Stack commonly coordinate GHC invocations for projects. - Hackage package metadata often records compiler-version constraints. - GHCup provides another official way to install selected GHC versions. ### Sources - - - - - - - ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for ghc@9.8. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## 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 - Unix: $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/ghc/ghci.conf, ~/.ghc/ghci.conf, ./.ghci ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** ghc@9.8 - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** yes - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** yes - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - dnf - ghc9.8 - 9.8.4-16.fc43: package manager index match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ghc9.8 from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Glasgow Haskell Compiler | https://haskell.org/ghc/ - dnf - ghc9.8-Cabal - 3.10.3.0-16.fc43: package manager index match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ghc9.8-Cabal from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Haskell Cabal library | https://hackage.haskell.org/package/Cabal - dnf - ghc9.8-Cabal-devel - 3.10.3.0-16.fc43: package manager index match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ghc9.8-Cabal-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Haskell Cabal library development files | https://haskell.org/ghc/ - dnf - ghc9.8-Cabal-doc - 3.10.3.0-16.fc43: package manager index match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ghc9.8-Cabal-doc from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Haskell Cabal library documentation | https://haskell.org/ghc/ - dnf - ghc9.8-Cabal-prof - 3.10.3.0-16.fc43: package manager index match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ghc9.8-Cabal-prof from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Haskell Cabal profiling library | https://haskell.org/ghc/ - dnf - ghc9.8-Cabal-syntax - 3.10.3.0-16.fc43: package manager index match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ghc9.8-Cabal-syntax from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Haskell Cabal-syntax library | https://hackage.haskell.org/package/Cabal-syntax - dnf - ghc9.8-Cabal-syntax-devel - 3.10.3.0-16.fc43: package manager index match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ghc9.8-Cabal-syntax-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Haskell Cabal-syntax library development files | https://haskell.org/ghc/ - dnf - ghc9.8-Cabal-syntax-doc - 3.10.3.0-16.fc43: package manager index match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ghc9.8-Cabal-syntax-doc from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Haskell Cabal-syntax library documentation | https://haskell.org/ghc/ - dnf - ghc9.8-Cabal-syntax-prof - 3.10.3.0-16.fc43: package manager index match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ghc9.8-Cabal-syntax-prof from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Haskell Cabal-syntax profiling library | https://haskell.org/ghc/ - dnf - ghc9.8-array - 0.5.8.0-16.fc43: package manager index match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ghc9.8-array from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Haskell array library | https://hackage.haskell.org/package/array - dnf - ghc9.8-array-devel - 0.5.8.0-16.fc43: package manager index match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ghc9.8-array-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Haskell array library development files | https://haskell.org/ghc/ - dnf - ghc9.8-array-doc - 0.5.8.0-16.fc43: package manager index match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ghc9.8-array-doc from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Haskell array library documentation | https://haskell.org/ghc/ - dnf - ghc9.8-array-prof - 0.5.8.0-16.fc43: package manager index match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ghc9.8-array-prof from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Haskell array profiling library | https://haskell.org/ghc/ - dnf - ghc9.8-base - 4.19.2.0-16.fc43: package manager index match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ghc9.8-base from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Haskell base library | https://hackage.haskell.org/package/base - dnf - ghc9.8-base-devel - 4.19.2.0-16.fc43: package manager index match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ghc9.8-base-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Haskell base library development files | https://haskell.org/ghc/ - dnf - ghc9.8-base-doc - 4.19.2.0-16.fc43: package manager index match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ghc9.8-base-doc from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Haskell base library documentation | https://haskell.org/ghc/ ## Related links - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Homebrew utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched curated package taxonomy and local package facts. - [autoconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/autoconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [automake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/automake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [python@3.14](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/python-3-14/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [sphinx-doc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sphinx-doc/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [ghc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ghc/) - Package name indicates the same formula family. - [ghc@9.10](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ghc-9-10/) - Package name indicates the same formula family. - [ghc@9.12](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ghc-9-12/) - Package name indicates the same formula family. - [ghc@9.6](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ghc-9-6/) - Package name indicates the same formula family. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/ghc@9.8.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/ghc@9.8.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph