[Haskell-cafe] cabal configure && cabal build && cabal install

[kudah]

On Mon, 26 Nov 2012 18:21:33 -0500 "Albert Y. C. Lai" <trebla at vex.net>
wrote:

> Lastly, there is no "Setup install". Use "copy" and "register".

$ runghc Setup.hs --help
> This Setup program uses the Haskell Cabal Infrastructure.
> See http://www.haskell.org/cabal/ for more information.
> 
> Usage: Setup.hs COMMAND [FLAGS]
>    or: Setup.hs [GLOBAL FLAGS]
> 
> Global flags:
>  -h --help            Show this help text
>  -V --version         Print version information
>     --numeric-version Print just the version number
> 
> Commands:
>   configure     Prepare to build the package.
>   build         Make this package ready for installation.
>   install       Copy the files into the install locations. Run register.
>   copy          Copy the files into the install locations.
>   haddock       Generate Haddock HTML documentation.
>   clean         Clean up after a build.
>   sdist         Generate a source distribution file (.tar.gz).
>   hscolour      Generate HsColour colourised code, in HTML format.
>   register      Register this package with the compiler.
>   unregister    Unregister this package with the compiler.
>   test          Run the test suite, if any (configure with UserHooks).
>   bench         Run the benchmark, if any (configure with UserHooks).
>   help          Help about commands
> 
> For more information about a command use
>   Setup.hs COMMAND --help
> 
> Typical steps for installing Cabal packages:
>   Setup.hs configure
>   Setup.hs build
>   Setup.hs install

On Mon, 26 Nov 2012 18:21:33 -0500 "Albert Y. C. Lai" <trebla at vex.net>
wrote:

> cabal configure
> cabal build
> cabal register --inplace

(newer) cabal build registers inplace automatically.