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				| @ -37,42 +37,46 @@ latest release, or provide only some of the hledger tools. | |||||||
| ## B. I want to build the latest release | ## B. I want to build the latest release | ||||||
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| The latest release (see [release notes](release-notes.html)) is a good choice. | The latest release (see [release notes](release-notes.html)) is a good choice. | ||||||
| You have to build it, but normally that should be quite easy: | You have to build it, but this is relatively easy: | ||||||
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| 1. **Install [`stack`](http://haskell-lang.org/get-started)**\ | 1. **Install [`stack`](http://haskell-lang.org/get-started)**\ | ||||||
|    Note some packaged versions of stack are too old and will give ["Invalid package ID"](https://github.com/simonmichael/hledger/issues/513) in step 2 |    \ | ||||||
|    (and their builtin "upgrade" command will be slow); in this case consider downloading the binary instead.\ |  | ||||||
|    On Windows, the 64-bit version is [recommended](https://github.com/simonmichael/hledger/issues/275#issuecomment-123834252).\ |    On Windows, the 64-bit version is [recommended](https://github.com/simonmichael/hledger/issues/275#issuecomment-123834252).\ | ||||||
|    On Arch, you [may need to also install GHC manually](https://github.com/simonmichael/hledger/issues/434).\ |    On Arch, you [may need to also install GHC manually](https://github.com/simonmichael/hledger/issues/434).\ | ||||||
|    You should also add [~/.local/bin (or Windows equivalent)](https://docs.haskellstack.org/en/stable/install_and_upgrade/#path) |    Avoid really old packaged stack versions (< 1.0) which give ["Invalid package ID" errors](https://github.com/simonmichael/hledger/issues/513); | ||||||
|    to your \$PATH so that you can easily run stack-installed tools. |    consider downloading the latest stack binary instead.\ | ||||||
|  |    \ | ||||||
|  |    As part of stack installation you should also [add `~/.local/bin` (or Windows equivalent) to \$PATH](https://docs.haskellstack.org/en/stable/install_and_upgrade/#path). | ||||||
|    Eg if you're a bash user:\ |    Eg if you're a bash user:\ | ||||||
|    `echo "export PATH=$PATH:~/.local/bin" >> ~/.bashrc && source ~/.bashrc` |    `echo "export PATH=$PATH:~/.local/bin" >> ~/.bashrc && source ~/.bashrc` | ||||||
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| 2. **`stack install hledger-lib-1.2 hledger-1.2 [hledger-ui-1.2] [hledger-web-1.2] [hledger-api-1.2]`**\    | 2. **`stack install hledger-lib-1.2 hledger-1.2 [hledger-ui-1.2] [hledger-web-1.2] [hledger-api-1.2]`**\    | ||||||
|    Note specifying the version as above forces stack to select exactly this version,  |    \ | ||||||
|    which is sometimes necessary just after a release; |    This command installs the latest hledger packages (and the haskell libraries and tools they depend on) from an | ||||||
|    at other times the following command may be preferable  |    [appropriate](https://www.stackage.org/package/hledger-lib) | ||||||
|    [to](https://www.stackage.org/package/hledger-lib) |    [stackage](https://www.stackage.org/package/hledger) | ||||||
|    [get](https://www.stackage.org/package/hledger) |    [snapshot](https://www.stackage.org/package/hledger-ui) | ||||||
|    [any](https://www.stackage.org/package/hledger-ui) |    [and/or](https://www.stackage.org/package/hledger-web) | ||||||
|    [newer](https://www.stackage.org/package/hledger-web) |    [hackage](https://www.stackage.org/package/hledger-api), | ||||||
|    [versions](https://www.stackage.org/package/hledger-api):\ |    and will take a while.\ | ||||||
|    `stack install --resolver=nightly hledger [hledger-ui] [hledger-web] [hledger-api]`\ |    You can add `--dry-run` to see what it plans to do, and kill/restart it without losing progress.\ | ||||||
|    If stack says you need to run `stack setup`, do that first.\ |    Don't type the square brackets; they indicate optional packages which you can skip to save time.\ | ||||||
|    Don't type the square brackets; they mean that hledger-ui etc. are optional.\ |    hledger-ui is [not yet available on Windows](https://github.com/coreyoconnor/vty/pull/1).\ | ||||||
|    On Windows, hledger-ui is [not yet available](https://github.com/coreyoconnor/vty/pull/1).\ |    \ | ||||||
|    If required C libraries (like curses or terminfo) are not installed, you might need to install those manually and try again. |    If it says you need to run `stack setup`, do that then run the install command again.\ | ||||||
|    Eg: |    If it gives "Invalid package ID" errors, get a more up-to-date version of stack (see step 1).\ | ||||||
|  |    If it gives errors due to missing C libraries (like curses or terminfo), install those manually, eg like so: | ||||||
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|     | |     | | ||||||
|     |-----------------|----------------------------------- |     |-----------------|----------------------------------- | ||||||
|     | Debian, Ubuntu: | `sudo apt install libncurses5-dev`  |     | Debian, Ubuntu: | `sudo apt install libncurses5-dev`  | ||||||
|     | Fedora, RHEL:   | `sudo dnf install ncurses-devel` |     | Fedora, RHEL:   | `sudo dnf install ncurses-devel` | ||||||
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| If you're a [`cabal`](https://www.haskell.org/cabal/) expert, feel free to use that instead of stack, adapting these instructions appropriately. | ([`cabal`](https://www.haskell.org/cabal/) experts, feel free to use that instead of stack.) | ||||||
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| Now you should be able to run `hledger --version`, `hledger-ui --version` etc. | Now you should be able to run `hledger --version` | ||||||
|  | (and `hledger-ui --version`, `hledger-web --version` if you installed those), | ||||||
|  | and see versions similar to those above. | ||||||
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| <!--(The exact steps depend on your OS, cabal version and expertise.)--> | <!--(The exact steps depend on your OS, cabal version and expertise.)--> | ||||||
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