# Install ghcup with Homebrew, scoop Installer for the general purpose language Haskell. Version 0.2.6.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-28. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:ghcup ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install ghcup ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/ghcup ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/ghcup.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:ghcup - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.2.6.2 - **Source summary:** Installer for the general purpose language Haskell - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** LGPL-3.0-only - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-28T13:36:28-04:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - ghcup (cli) - ghcup (alias) ## Dependencies - gmp ## Build dependencies - cabal-install - ghc ## Uses from macOS - bzip2 - libffi - ncurses ## 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: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.2.6.2 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-28 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/haskell/ghcup-hs - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## Project history and usage GHCup is the Haskell toolchain installer used to install and switch versions of GHC and related tools such as Cabal, Haskell Language Server, and Stack. ### Project history The ghcup-hs repository describes GHCup as the main installer for the Haskell language. Hackage describes the Haskell implementation as a rewrite of an earlier shell-script ghcup, and the repository release history shows a 0.1.0-pre release in 2020 followed by Hackage publication in 2021. ### Adoption history GHCup gained ecosystem significance because it solved a practical bootstrapping problem: Haskell users often need specific compiler and tool versions for each project. By living under haskell.org documentation and the haskell GitHub organization, it became a central installation path for the Haskell toolchain rather than a distro-specific add-on. ### How it is used Practitioners use ghcup to install, list, set, remove, and compile toolchain versions. Its guide and changelog show growth beyond basic installation into a TUI, metadata-driven installation, release channels, tool revisions, health checks, and support for editor workflows that depend on Haskell Language Server. ### Why package nerds care For package maintainers and compiler testers, GHCup matters because it turns compiler version juggling into a reproducible user-level operation. It also exposes metadata and separate companion repositories for metadata, web documentation, Docker images, and GitHub Actions setup. ### Timeline - 2020: ghcup-hs was created on GitHub and 0.1.0-pre was released. - 2021: ghcup 0.1.14.1 was uploaded to Hackage. - 2023: ghcup 0.1.20.0 added Windows TUI support and Stack metadata support. - 2026: ghcup 0.2.1.0 introduced the installer DSL and revision support. ### Related projects - The ghcup-hs README points to ghcup-metadata, ghcup-www, ghcup-docker, and ghcup-setup as companion projects. ### Sources - - - - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## 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: ~/.ghcup/config.yaml ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** ghcup - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Scoop - main/ghcup: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/ghcup.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [Language runtime packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter metadata. - [cabal-install](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cabal-install/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [ghc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ghc/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [hpack](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/hpack/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, haskell. - [juliaup](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/juliaup/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, installer, toolchain, version-manager. - [swiftly](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/swiftly/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, installer, toolchain, version-manager. - [proto](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/proto/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, toolchain, version-manager. - [xcodes](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/xcodes/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, installer, version-manager. - [zigup](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/zigup/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, toolchain, version-manager. - [aftman](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aftman/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, toolchain. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. 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