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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index fdf65c72b9..f7f22e5b8a 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -1955,6 +1955,25 @@ Python package is used to run the script can be specified with the @code{#:python} parameter. @end defvr +@defvr {Scheme Variable} haskell-build-system +This variable is exported by @code{(guix build-system haskell)}. It +implements the Cabal build procedure used by Haskell packages, which +involves running @code{runhaskell Setup.hs configure +--prefix=/gnu/store/@dots{}} and @code{runhaskell Setup.hs build}. +Instead of installing the package by running @code{runhaskell Setup.hs +install}, to avoid trying to register libraries in the read-only +compiler store directory, the build system uses @code{runhaskell +Setup.hs copy}, followed by @code{runhaskell Setup.hs register}. In +addition, the build system generates the package documentation by +running @code{runhaskell Setup.hs haddock}, unless @code{#:haddock? #f} +is passed. Optional Haddock parameters can be passed with the help of +the @code{#:haddock-flags} parameter. If the file @code{Setup.hs} is +not found, the build system looks for @code{Setup.lhs} instead. + +Which Haskell compiler is used can be specified with the @code{#:haskell} +parameter which defaults to @code{ghc}. +@end defvr + Lastly, for packages that do not need anything as sophisticated, a ``trivial'' build system is provided. It is trivial in the sense that it provides basically no support: it does not pull any implicit inputs, |