How To Install ghc-gitrev on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install ghc-gitrev in Fedora 36. ghc-gitrev is Compile git revision info into Haskell projects

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ghc-gitrev on Fedora 36.

What is `ghc-gitrev`

Some handy Template Haskell splices for including the current git hash and branch in the code of your project. Useful for including in panic messages, ‘–version’ output, or diagnostic info for more informative bug reports.

We can use yum or dnf to install ghc-gitrev on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install ghc-gitrev.

Install ghc-gitrev on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install ghc-gitrev using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install ghc-gitrev

Install ghc-gitrev on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install ghc-gitrev using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install ghc-gitrev

How To Uninstall ghc-gitrev on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the ghc-gitrev package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove ghc-gitrev

ghc-gitrev Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/c5
/usr/lib/.build-id/c5/af48060a68fedbd96c53624f32c0ee3d24b16b
/usr/lib64/libHSgitrev-1.3.1-IeAYO8QUG62LW4J3MUanQA-ghc8.10.5.so
/usr/share/licenses/ghc-gitrev
/usr/share/licenses/ghc-gitrev/LICENSE

References

ghc-gitrev website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ghc-gitrev on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).