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install.hs: Make all available GHCs in PATH buildable #1297
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This PR extends the GHC search logic so that
install.hs
can find all availableghc
s in$PATH
.The motivation is that at our company we have our own build of GHCs installed in some directories with custom versioning (e.g.
ghc-8.6.4.0
) and make them available by modifying$PATH
variable. Currentlystack install.hs cabal-ghcs
cannot find them because it only tries to find GHCs whose version matches one of the versions returned bygetHieVersions
.The new search logic does the following:
$PATH
ghc
s in$PATH
This can also be useful to try
hie
with GHC alpha/HEAD etc. You can make the GHC available in$PATH
and typestack install.hs cabal-ghc-8.7.20190618
for example.