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The Haskell Platform is a collection of software packages, tools and libraries that create a common platform for using and developing applications in Haskell. With the Haskell Platform, Haskell follows the same principle as Python: "Batteries included".[3] Since 2022, the Haskell Platform has been deprecated.[4]
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| Developer(s) | Haskell Platform Infrastructure Team[1] |
|---|---|
| Initial release | May 6, 2009[2] |
| Stable release | 8.6.5
/ May 9, 2019 |
| Repository | |
| Operating system | portable |
| License | BSD |
| Website | www |
Motivation
editThe quality of a programming language itself is only one component in the ability of application writers to get the job done. Programming languages can succeed or fail based on the breadth and quality of their library collection.[3]
The Haskell Platform aims to unify Haskell development tools into a single package, consisting of a compiler, compiling tools and many standard libraries, therefore making it easier to develop and deploy full-featured Haskell-driven applications.
Packages included
editCurrently it consists of:[5]
- GHC, Haskell's flagship compiler
- The GHC-Profiler
- GHCi, GHCs bytecode-interpreter
- The GHCi-Debugger[6]
- Alex, a lexer generator, similar to Lex
- Happy, a parser generator, similar to Yacc[7]
- Cabal, a package manager
- Haddock, a documentation tool
- hsc2hs, a preprocessor for binding Haskell to C code, allowing C libraries to be used from Haskell
- various libraries, such as zlib, cgi and OpenGL
Deployment
editIt is available for Ubuntu,[8] Arch Linux,[9][10] FreeBSD,[11] Gentoo Linux (x86-64 and x86),[12] Fedora,[13] Debian (stable)[14] and NixOS. One-click installers exist for OS X[15] (only Intel) and Microsoft Windows.[16]
Versions
editOriginally,[when?] the Haskell Platform aimed at a 6-months release cycle.[17] Starting with 7.10.2 which was released July 29, 2015, it has followed the release cycle of GHC and has since used the same version numbering scheme.[citation needed]
Deprecation
editIn 2022, the Haskell Platform was deprecated, and is no longer an actively supported or recommended way of installing Haskell.[18]
References
edit- ^ "haskell/haskell-platform". Github.com. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- ^ Stewart, Don (May 6, 2009). "[Haskell] ANNOUNCE: The Haskell Platform". Haskell (Mailing list). Retrieved 2020-11-22.
- ^ a b "Haskell: Batteries Included". Archived from the original on 2009-09-28. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
- ^ "Haskell Platform".
- ^ "Download Haskell Platform". Hackage.haskell.org. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- ^ "2.5. The GHCi Debugger". Archived from the original on 2011-03-03. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
- ^ "Happy: The Parser Generator for Haskell". Haskell.org. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- ^ "Ubuntu -- Details of package haskell-platform in maverick". Archived from the original on 2010-10-31. Retrieved 2010-10-17.
- ^ "Arch Linux - GHC 7.6.1-1 (X86_64)". Archived from the original on 2013-02-01. Retrieved 2012-12-26.
- ^ "Arch Linux - GHC 7.6.1-1 (I686)". Archived from the original on 2012-11-27. Retrieved 2012-12-26.
- ^ [1] [dead link]
- ^ "Gentoo Packages". Packages.gentoo.org. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- ^ "Fedora Package Database -- haskell-platform". Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
- ^ "Debian -- Details of package haskell-platform in squeeze". Archived from the original on 2010-12-08. Retrieved 2011-03-22.
- ^ "Download Haskell Platform". Hackage.haskell.org. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- ^ "Download Haskell Platform". Hackage.haskell.org. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- ^ "ReleaseTimetable – haskell-platform". Archived from the original on 2011-03-12. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
- ^ "Archive this repository · Issue #350 · haskell/Haskell-platform". GitHub.