diff --git a/hledger-install/LICENSE.get-stack b/hledger-install/LICENSE.get-stack
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a5cf3ffbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hledger-install/LICENSE.get-stack
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+Copyright (c) 2015-2017, Stack contributors
+
+All rights reserved.
+
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+
+    * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+      notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+
+    * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+      copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
+      disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided
+      with the distribution.
+
+    * Neither the name of Emanuel Borsboom nor the names of other
+      contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
+      from this software without specific prior written permission.
+
+THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+"AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
diff --git a/hledger-install/README b/hledger-install/README
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..10b532385
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hledger-install/README
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+A lot of specialised knowledge is still needed to be sure of 
+successfully building and installing hledger in all cases. For example:
+running stack setup if you don't have a suitable version of ghc..
+installing with your current global resolver to minimise rebuilding.. 
+unless it's too old, in which case use the (appropriate) latest resolver.. 
+always use ghc 8.0.2+ on osx sierra.. 
+don't try to install hledger-ui on windows.. 
+etc. 
+
+This installer script tries to automate the installation of stack and then hledger, 
+as reliably and quickly as possible, on POSIX systems. 
+(Windows systems have binaries and don't need this.)
diff --git a/hledger-install/hledger-install.sh b/hledger-install/hledger-install.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..2856e71eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hledger-install/hledger-install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,797 @@
+#!/bin/sh -e
+
+usage() {
+  cat <<'HERE'
+hledger-install.sh [-f|--force] [-q|--quiet] [-h|--help]
+
+Install hledger (CLI only for now) as reliably and quickly as possible,
+on any POSIX system, such as GNU/Linux, OSX, or FreeBSD.
+Also installs haskell stack if needed (or with --force, always).
+With --quiet, try to show less output.
+Usage:
+
+ curl -sSLO https://hledger.org/hledger-install.sh
+ less hledger-install.sh     # review for security issues
+ sh [-x] hledger-install.sh  # to see commands being run, add -x 
+
+or, if you prefer convenience to security:
+
+ curl -sSL https://hledger.org/hledger-install.sh | sh
+
+or
+
+ wget -qO- https://hledger.org/hledger-install.sh | sh
+
+This is based heavily on the 2017/07/17 version of 
+https://github.com/commercialhaskell/stack/blob/master/etc/scripts/get-stack.sh 
+which is copyright (c) 2015-2017, Stack contributors.
+HERE
+}
+
+HLEDGERVER=1.3
+RESOLVER=lts-8
+HELP=""
+
+
+
+HOME_LOCAL_BIN="$HOME/.local/bin"
+USR_LOCAL_BIN="/usr/local/bin"
+QUIET=""
+FORCE=""
+STACK_TEMP_DIR=
+
+# creates a temporary directory, which will be cleaned up automatically
+# when the script finishes
+make_temp_dir() {
+  STACK_TEMP_DIR="$(mktemp -d 2>/dev/null || mktemp -d -t stack)"
+}
+
+# cleanup the temporary directory if it's been created.  called automatically
+# when the script exits.
+cleanup_temp_dir() {
+  if [ -n "$STACK_TEMP_DIR" ] ; then
+    rm -rf "$STACK_TEMP_DIR"
+    STACK_TEMP_DIR=
+  fi
+}
+
+# print a message to stderr and exit with error code
+die() {
+  echo "$@" >&2
+  exit 1
+}
+
+# print a message to stdout unless '-q' passed to script
+info() {
+  if [ -z "$QUIET" ] ; then
+    echo "$@"
+  fi
+}
+
+# print a separator for post-install messages
+post_install_separator() {
+  info ""
+  info "-------------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+  info ""
+}
+
+# determines the the CPU's instruction set
+get_isa() {
+  if arch | grep -q arm ; then
+    echo arm
+  else
+    echo x86
+  fi
+}
+
+# exits with code 0 if arm ISA is detected as described above
+is_arm() {
+  test "$(get_isa)" = arm
+}
+
+
+# determines 64- or 32-bit architecture
+# if getconf is available, it will return the arch of the OS, as desired
+# if not, it will use uname to get the arch of the CPU, though the installed
+# OS could be 32-bits on a 64-bit CPU
+get_arch() {
+  if has_getconf ; then
+    if getconf LONG_BIT | grep -q 64 ; then
+      echo 64
+    else
+      echo 32
+    fi
+  else
+    case "$(uname -m)" in
+      *64)
+        echo 64
+        ;;
+      *)
+        echo 32
+        ;;
+    esac
+  fi
+}
+
+# exits with code 0 if a 64-bit architecture is detected as described above
+is_64_bit() {
+  test "$(get_arch)" = 64
+}
+
+# prints a generic bindist notice
+print_bindist_notice() {
+  if [ -z "$1" ] ; then
+    info ""
+    info "Using generic bindist..."
+    info ""
+  else
+    info ""
+    info "Using generic $1 bindist..."
+    info ""
+  fi
+}
+
+# Adds a `sudo` prefix if sudo is available to execute the given command
+# If not, the given command is run as is
+sudocmd() {
+  $(command -v sudo) "$@"
+}
+
+# Install dependencies for distros that use Apt
+apt_install_dependencies() {
+    info "Installing dependencies..."
+    info ""
+    apt_get_install_pkgs "$@"
+}
+
+# Attempts an install on Ubuntu via apt, if possible
+# Expects the version (in Major.Minor format, with any sub-minor removed)
+# as the first and only argument
+# If the version of Ubuntu is unsupported, it attempts to copy the binary
+# and install the necessary dependencies explicitly.
+do_ubuntu_install() {
+
+  install_dependencies() {
+    apt_install_dependencies g++ gcc libc6-dev libffi-dev libgmp-dev make xz-utils zlib1g-dev git gnupg
+  }
+
+  if is_arm ; then
+    install_dependencies
+    print_bindist_notice
+    install_arm_binary
+  elif is_64_bit ; then
+    install_dependencies
+    print_bindist_notice
+    install_64bit_static_binary
+  else
+    install_dependencies
+    print_bindist_notice
+    install_32bit_standard_binary
+  fi
+
+}
+
+# Attempts an install on Debian.
+# Expects the single-number version as the first and only argument
+# If the version of Debian is unsupported, it attempts to copy the binary
+# and install the necessary dependencies explicitly.
+do_debian_install() {
+
+  install_dependencies() {
+    apt_install_dependencies g++ gcc libc6-dev libffi-dev libgmp-dev make xz-utils zlib1g-dev
+  }
+
+  if is_arm ; then
+    install_dependencies
+    print_bindist_notice
+    install_arm_binary
+  elif is_64_bit ; then
+    install_dependencies
+    print_bindist_notice
+    install_64bit_static_binary
+  else
+    install_dependencies
+    print_bindist_notice
+    install_32bit_standard_binary
+  fi
+}
+
+# Attempts an install on Fedora.
+# Expects the single-number version as the first and only argument
+# If the version of Fedora is unsupported, it attempts to copy the binary
+# and install the necessary dependencies explicitly.
+do_fedora_install() {
+  install_dependencies() {
+    dnf_install_pkgs perl make automake gcc gmp-devel libffi zlib xz tar
+  }
+
+  if is_64_bit ; then
+    install_dependencies "$1"
+    print_bindist_notice
+    install_64bit_static_binary
+  else
+    install_dependencies "$1"
+    print_bindist_notice
+    install_32bit_standard_binary
+  fi
+}
+
+# Attempts an install on CentOS.
+# Expects the single-number version as the first and only argument
+# If the version of CentOS is unsupported, it attempts to copy the binary
+# and install the necessary dependencies explicitly.
+do_centos_install() {
+  install_dependencies() {
+    yum_install_pkgs perl make automake gcc gmp-devel libffi zlib xz tar
+  }
+
+  if is_64_bit ; then
+    install_dependencies
+    print_bindist_notice
+    install_64bit_static_binary
+  else
+    install_dependencies
+    case "$1" in
+      "6")
+        print_bindist_notice "libgmp4"
+        install_32bit_gmp4_linked_binary
+        ;;
+      *)
+        print_bindist_notice
+        install_32bit_standard_binary
+        ;;
+    esac
+  fi
+}
+
+# Attempts to install on macOS.
+# If 'brew' exists, installs using Homebrew.  Otherwise, installs
+# the generic bindist.
+do_osx_install() {
+  info "Using generic bindist..."
+  info ""
+  install_64bit_osx_binary
+  info "NOTE: You may need to run 'xcode-select --install' to set"
+  info "      up the Xcode command-line tools, which Stack uses."
+  info ""
+}
+
+# Attempts to insall on FreeBSD.  Installs dependencies with
+# 'pkg install' and then downloads bindist.
+do_freebsd_install() {
+  install_dependencies() {
+    pkg_install_pkgs devel/gmake perl5 lang/gcc misc/compat8x misc/compat9x converters/libiconv ca_root_nss
+  }
+  if is_64_bit ; then
+    install_dependencies
+    install_64bit_freebsd_binary
+  else
+    die "Sorry, there is currently no 32-bit FreeBSD binary available."
+  fi
+}
+
+# Alpine distro install
+do_alpine_install() {
+  install_dependencies() {
+    apk_install_pkgs gmp libgcc xz make
+  }
+  install_dependencies
+  if is_64_bit ; then
+    install_64bit_static_binary
+  else
+    die "Sorry, there is currently no 32-bit Alpine Linux binary available."
+  fi
+}
+
+# Attempts to install on unsupported Linux distribution by downloading
+# the bindist.
+do_sloppy_install() {
+  info "This installer doesn't support your Linux distribution, trying generic"
+  info "bindist..."
+  info ""
+
+  if is_arm ; then
+      install_arm_binary
+  elif is_64_bit ; then
+      install_64bit_static_binary
+  else
+      install_32bit_standard_binary
+  fi
+  info "Since this installer doesn't support your Linux distribution,"
+  info "there is no guarantee that 'stack' will work at all!  You may"
+  info "need to manually install some system info dependencies for GHC:"
+  info "  gcc, make, libffi, zlib, libgmp and libtinfo"
+  info "Please see http://docs.haskellstack.org/en/stable/install_and_upgrade/"
+  info "Pull requests to add support for this distro would be welcome!"
+  info ""
+}
+
+# Attempts to determine the running Linux distribution.
+# Prints "DISTRO;VERSION" (distribution name and version)"."
+distro_info() {
+  parse_lsb() {
+    lsb_release -a 2> /dev/null | perl -ne "$1"
+  }
+
+  try_lsb() {
+    if has_lsb_release ; then
+      TL_DIST="$(parse_lsb 'if(/Distributor ID:\s+([^ ]+)/) { print "\L$1"; }')"
+      TL_VERSION="$(parse_lsb 'if(/Release:\s+([^ ]+)/) { print "\L$1"; }')"
+      echo "$TL_DIST;$TL_VERSION"
+    else
+      return 1
+    fi
+  }
+
+  try_release() {
+    parse_release() {
+      perl -ne "$1" /etc/*release 2>/dev/null
+    }
+
+    parse_release_id() {
+      parse_release 'if(/^(DISTRIB_)?ID\s*=\s*"?([^"]+)/) { print "\L$2"; exit 0; }'
+    }
+
+    parse_release_version() {
+      parse_release 'if(/^(DISTRIB_RELEASE|VERSION_ID)\s*=\s*"?([^"]+)/) { print $2; exit 0; }'
+    }
+
+    TR_RELEASE="$(parse_release_id);$(parse_release_version)"
+
+    if [ ";" = "$TR_RELEASE" ] ; then
+      if [ -e /etc/arch-release ] ; then
+        # /etc/arch-release exists but is often empty
+        echo "arch;"
+      elif [ -e /etc/centos-release ] && grep -q "\<6\>" /etc/centos-release ; then
+        # /etc/centos-release has a non-standard format before version 7
+        echo "centos;6"
+      else
+        return 1
+      fi
+    else
+      echo "$TR_RELEASE"
+    fi
+  }
+
+  try_issue() {
+    case "$(cat /etc/issue 2>/dev/null)" in
+      "Arch Linux"*)
+        echo "arch;" # n.b. Version is not available in /etc/issue on Arch
+        ;;
+      "Ubuntu"*)
+        echo "ubuntu;$(perl -ne 'if(/Ubuntu (\d+\.\d+)/) { print $1; }' < /etc/issue)"
+        ;;
+      "Debian"*)
+        echo "debian;$(perl -ne 'if(/Debian GNU\/Linux (\d+(\.\d+)?)/) { print $1; }' < /etc/issue)"
+        ;;
+      *"SUSE"*)
+        echo "suse;$(perl -ne 'if(/SUSE\b.* (\d+\.\d+)/) { print $1; }' < /etc/issue)"
+        ;;
+      *"NixOS"*)
+        echo "nixos;$(perl -ne 'if(/NixOS (\d+\.\d+)/) { print $1; }' < /etc/issue)"
+        ;;
+      "CentOS"*)
+        echo "centos;$(perl -ne 'if(/^CentOS release (\d+)\./) { print $1; }' < /etc/issue)"
+        ;;
+      *)
+    esac
+    # others do not output useful info in issue, return empty
+  }
+
+  try_lsb || try_release || try_issue
+}
+
+# Attempt to install on a Linux distribution
+do_distro() {
+  if ! has_perl ; then
+    if ! try_install_pkgs perl ; then
+      #TODO: remove dependence on 'perl', which is not installed by default
+      #on some distributions (Fedora and RHEL, in particular).
+      die "This script requires 'perl', please install it to continue."
+    fi
+  fi
+
+  IFS=";" read -r DISTRO VERSION <<GETDISTRO
+$(distro_info)
+GETDISTRO
+
+  if [ -n "$DISTRO" ] ; then
+    info "Detected Linux distribution: $DISTRO"
+    info ""
+  fi
+
+  case "$DISTRO" in
+    ubuntu)
+      do_ubuntu_install "$VERSION"
+      ;;
+    debian|kali|raspbian)
+      do_debian_install "$VERSION"
+      ;;
+    fedora)
+      do_fedora_install "$VERSION"
+      ;;
+    centos|rhel)
+      do_centos_install "$VERSION"
+      ;;
+    alpine)
+      do_alpine_install "$VERSION"
+      ;;
+    *)
+      do_sloppy_install
+  esac
+}
+
+# Determine operating system and attempt to install.
+do_os() {
+  case "$(uname)" in
+    "Linux")
+      do_distro
+      ;;
+    "Darwin")
+      do_osx_install
+      ;;
+    "FreeBSD")
+      do_freebsd_install
+      ;;
+    *)
+      die "Sorry, this installer does not support your operating system: $(uname).
+See http://docs.haskellstack.org/en/stable/install_and_upgrade/"
+  esac
+}
+
+# Download a URL to file using 'curl' or 'wget'.
+dl_to_file() {
+  if has_curl ; then
+    if ! curl ${QUIET:+-sS} -L -o "$2" "$1"; then
+      die "curl download failed: $1"
+    fi
+  elif has_wget ; then
+    if ! wget ${QUIET:+-q} "-O$2" "$1"; then
+      die "wget download failed: $1"
+    fi
+  else
+    # should already have checked for this, otherwise this message will probably
+    # not be displayed, since dl_to_stdout will be part of a pipeline
+    die "Neither wget nor curl is available, please install one to continue."
+  fi
+}
+
+# Check for 'curl' or 'wget' and attempt to install 'curl' if neither found,
+# or fail the script if that is not possible.
+check_dl_tools() {
+  if ! has_curl && ! has_wget ; then
+    if ! try_install_pkgs curl ; then
+      die "Neither wget nor curl is available, please install one to continue."
+    fi
+  fi
+}
+
+# Download a Stack bindst and install it in /usr/local/bin/stack.
+install_from_bindist() {
+    IFB_URL="https://www.stackage.org/stack/$1"
+    check_dl_tools
+    make_temp_dir
+
+    dl_to_file "$IFB_URL" "$STACK_TEMP_DIR/$1.bindist"
+    mkdir -p "$STACK_TEMP_DIR/$1"
+    if ! tar xzf "$STACK_TEMP_DIR/$1.bindist" -C "$STACK_TEMP_DIR/$1"; then
+      die "Extract bindist failed"
+    fi
+    if ! sudocmd install -c -o 0 -g 0 -m 0755 "$STACK_TEMP_DIR/$1"/*/stack "$USR_LOCAL_BIN/stack"; then
+      die "Install to $USR_LOCAL_BIN/stack failed"
+    fi
+
+    post_install_separator
+    info "Stack has been installed to: $USR_LOCAL_BIN/stack"
+    info ""
+
+    check_usr_local_bin_on_path
+}
+
+install_arm_binary() {
+  install_from_bindist "linux-arm"
+}
+
+install_32bit_standard_binary() {
+  install_from_bindist "linux-i386"
+}
+
+install_64bit_static_binary() {
+  install_from_bindist "linux-x86_64-static"
+}
+
+install_32bit_gmp4_linked_binary() {
+  install_from_bindist "linux-i386-gmp4"
+}
+
+install_64bit_osx_binary() {
+  install_from_bindist "osx-x86_64"
+}
+
+install_64bit_freebsd_binary() {
+  install_from_bindist "freebsd-x86_64"
+}
+
+# Attempt to install packages using whichever of apt-get, dnf, yum, or apk is
+# available.
+try_install_pkgs() {
+  if has_apt_get ; then
+    apt_get_install_pkgs "$@"
+  elif has_dnf ; then
+    dnf_install_pkgs "$@"
+  elif has_yum ; then
+    yum_install_pkgs "$@"
+  elif has_apk ; then
+    apk_install_pkgs "$@"
+  else
+    return 1
+  fi
+}
+
+# Install packages using apt-get
+apt_get_install_pkgs() {
+  if ! sudocmd apt-get install -y ${QUIET:+-qq} "$@"; then
+    die "Installing apt packages failed.  Please run 'apt-get update' and try again."
+  fi
+}
+
+# Install packages using dnf
+dnf_install_pkgs() {
+  if ! sudocmd dnf install -y ${QUIET:+-q} "$@"; then
+    die "Installing dnf packages failed.  Please run 'dnf check-update' and try again."
+  fi
+}
+
+# Install packages using yum
+yum_install_pkgs() {
+  if ! sudocmd yum install -y ${QUIET:+-q} "$@"; then
+    die "Installing yum packages failed.  Please run 'yum check-update' and try again."
+  fi
+}
+
+# Install packages using apk
+apk_install_pkgs() {
+  if ! sudocmd apk add --update ${QUIET:+-q} "$@"; then
+    die "Installing apk packages failed.  Please run 'apk update' and try again."
+  fi
+}
+
+# Install packages using pkg
+pkg_install_pkgs() {
+    if ! sudocmd pkg install -y "$@"; then
+        die "Installing pkg packages failed.  Please run 'pkg update' and try again."
+    fi
+}
+
+# Get installed Stack version, if any
+stack_version() {
+  stack --version | grep -o 'Version \([[:digit:]]\|\.\)\+'
+}
+
+# Get installed Stack's path
+stack_location() {
+  command -v stack
+}
+
+# Check whether 'stack' command exists
+has_stack() {
+  has_cmd stack
+}
+
+# Check whether 'wget' command exists
+has_wget() {
+  has_cmd wget
+}
+
+# Check whether 'curl' command exists
+has_curl() {
+  has_cmd curl
+}
+
+# Check whether 'lsb_release' command exists
+has_lsb_release() {
+  has_cmd lsb_release
+}
+
+# Check whether 'sudo' command exists
+has_sudo() {
+  has_cmd sudo
+}
+
+# Check whether 'getconf' command exists
+has_getconf() {
+  has_cmd getconf
+}
+
+# Check whether 'brew' command exists
+#has_brew() {
+#  has_cmd brew
+#}
+
+# Check whether 'perl' command exists
+has_perl() {
+  has_cmd perl
+}
+
+# Check whether 'apt-get' command exists
+has_apt_get() {
+  has_cmd apt-get
+}
+
+# Check whether 'yum' command exists
+has_yum() {
+  has_cmd yum
+}
+
+# Check whether 'apk' command exists
+has_apk() {
+  has_cmd apk
+}
+
+# Check whether 'dnf' command exists
+has_dnf() {
+  has_cmd dnf
+}
+
+# Check whether the given command exists
+has_cmd() {
+  command -v "$1" > /dev/null 2>&1
+}
+
+# Check whether the given path is listed in the PATH environment variable
+on_path() {
+  echo ":$PATH:" | grep -q :"$1":
+}
+
+# Check whether ~/.local/bin is on the PATH, and print a warning if not.
+check_home_local_bin_on_path() {
+  if ! on_path "$HOME_LOCAL_BIN" ; then
+    #TODO: offer to add it for the user (pull requests welcome!)
+    info "WARNING: '$HOME_LOCAL_BIN' is not on your PATH."
+    info "    For best results, please add it to the beginning of PATH in your profile."
+    info ""
+  fi
+}
+
+# Check whether /usr/local/bin is on the PATH, and print a warning if not.
+check_usr_local_bin_on_path() {
+  if ! on_path "$USR_LOCAL_BIN" ; then
+    info "WARNING: '$USR_LOCAL_BIN' is not on your PATH."
+    info ""
+  fi
+}
+
+# Check whether Stack is already installed, and print an error if it is.
+check_stack_installed() {
+  if [ "$FORCE" != "true" ] && has_stack ; then
+    die "Stack $(stack_version) already appears to be installed at:
+  $(stack_location)
+Use 'stack upgrade' or your OS's package manager to upgrade,
+or pass --force to this script to install anyway."
+  fi
+}
+
+
+
+has_hledger() {
+  has_cmd hledger
+}
+
+hledger_location() {
+  command -v hledger
+}
+
+hledger_version() {
+  hledger --version | awk '{print $2}'
+}
+
+has_hledger_ui() {
+  has_cmd hledger-ui
+}
+
+hledger_ui_location() {
+  command -v hledger-ui
+}
+
+hledger_ui_version() {
+  hledger-ui --version | awk '{print $2}'
+}
+
+has_hledger_web() {
+  has_cmd hledger-web
+}
+
+hledger_web_location() {
+  command -v hledger-web
+}
+
+hledger_web_version() {
+  hledger-web --version | awk '{print $2}'
+}
+
+has_hledger_api() {
+  has_cmd hledger-api
+}
+
+hledger_api_location() {
+  command -v hledger-api
+}
+
+hledger_api_version() {
+  hledger-api --version | awk '{print $2}'
+}
+
+# install latest hledger release with stack
+install_hledger() {
+  (
+  info "installing hledger $HLEDGERVER"
+  # try to ensure we use the global stack project
+  cd
+  # try installing hledger in various ways, from quickest to most reliable
+  # TODO should try only lts-8+ on osx sierra  # if [[ $(uname) == "Darwin" ]]; then
+  stack install --verbosity $STACKVERB $PACKAGES ||
+  stack install --verbosity $STACKVERB $PACKAGES --install-ghc ||
+  stack install --verbosity $STACKVERB $PACKAGES --resolver $RESOLVER ||  
+  stack install --verbosity $STACKVERB $PACKAGES --resolver $RESOLVER --install-ghc  
+  )
+}
+
+
+
+trap cleanup_temp_dir EXIT
+
+while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
+  case "$1" in
+    -q|--quiet)
+      # This tries its best to reduce output by suppressing the script's own
+      # messages and passing "quiet" arguments to tools that support them.
+      QUIET="true"
+      shift
+      ;;
+    -f|--force)
+      FORCE="true"
+      shift
+      ;;
+    -h|--help)
+      HELP="true"
+      shift
+      ;;
+    *)
+      echo "Invalid argument: $1" >&2
+      exit 1
+      ;;
+  esac
+done
+
+if [[ $HELP ]] ; then
+  usage
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+if ! has_stack ; then
+  echo "installing stack"
+  do_os    
+fi
+echo "stack $(stack_version) is installed at $(stack_location)"
+
+if [[ -n "$QUIET" ]] ; then
+  STACKVERB=error #silent, error, warn, info, debug
+else
+  STACKVERB=info
+fi
+
+PACKAGESCLI="hledger-lib-$HLEDGERVER hledger-$HLEDGERVER"
+PACKAGESUI="$PACKAGESCLI hledger-ui-$HLEDGERVER"
+PACKAGES="$PACKAGESUI hledger-web-$HLEDGERVER hledger-api-$HLEDGERVER"
+
+if ! has_hledger ; then
+  install_hledger
+fi
+echo "hledger $(hledger_version) is installed at $(hledger_location)"
+echo "hledger-ui $(hledger_ui_version) is installed at $(hledger_ui_location)"
+echo "hledger-web $(hledger_web_version) is installed at $(hledger_web_location)"
+echo "hledger-api $(hledger_api_version) is installed at $(hledger_api_location)"
+
+
+
+check_home_local_bin_on_path