Stackage Server FAQ

How do I clear my existing environment?

If you already have installed some packages from Hackage or elsewhere and you want to start from a fresh package set, you can remove your ~/.ghc/<os>-<ghc-version> directory.

For example, in my directory .ghci I have:

$ ls ~/.ghc/ x86_64-linux-7.2.2 x86_64-linux-7.4.2 x86_64-linux-7.6.2 x86_64-linux-7.6.3 x86_64-linux-7.8.2

If I want to clear my GHC 7.2.2. environment, all the user-installed packages, I can remove the directory x86_64-linux-7.2.2. Be careful that you are sure that you want to clear your package set (re-installing packages takes time!) and that you clear the right one.

On Windows the .ghc directory might be in a directory like C:\Documents and Settings\HaskellCurry\.

Now you can set Stackage as your remote-repo and run cabal update.

How do I use it with sandboxes?

hsenv

With hsenv you can simply edit the .cabal/config file and replace the remote-repo line with the line indicated on the page of the snapshot you want to use. Once this is done, run cabal update and off you go!

Cabal sandbox

There is currently no way to specify a remote-repo in a sandbox yet. There is an open issue for this. Once it is addressed you'll be able to have a snapshot per sandbox. Until then, you can either use a stackage globally, or embed your sandbox inside hsenv.