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[https://www.srid.ca/haskell-nix.html Nix recipes for Haskellers] aims to get a beginner comfortable managing simple Haskell programs and projects using Nix.
[https://www.srid.ca/haskell-nix.html Nix recipes for Haskellers] aims to get a beginner comfortable managing simple Haskell programs and projects using Nix.
== How Haskell packages are managed in nixpkgs ==
https://discourse.nixos.org/t/haskellpackages-stm-containers-fails-to-build/5416/4?u=srid


== Limitations ==
== Limitations ==


When using <code>cabal2nix</code>, Nix does not pull a cabal package by respecting the constraint specified in the cabal file (see [https://github.com/chrissound/Cabal2NixLimitationExample example]). Issue is discussed [https://stackoverflow.com/questions/57441156/pulling-in-specific-haskell-packages-cabal-dependencies-with-nix here].
When using <code>cabal2nix</code>, Nix does not pull a cabal package by respecting the constraint specified in the cabal file (see [https://github.com/chrissound/Cabal2NixLimitationExample example]). Issue is discussed [https://stackoverflow.com/questions/57441156/pulling-in-specific-haskell-packages-cabal-dependencies-with-nix here].

Revision as of 21:40, 10 January 2020

Introduction

Nix recipes for Haskellers aims to get a beginner comfortable managing simple Haskell programs and projects using Nix.

How Haskell packages are managed in nixpkgs

https://discourse.nixos.org/t/haskellpackages-stm-containers-fails-to-build/5416/4?u=srid

Limitations

When using cabal2nix, Nix does not pull a cabal package by respecting the constraint specified in the cabal file (see example). Issue is discussed here.