One version of the answer to your question can be found here: https://ivanmiljenovic.wordpress.com/2010/03/15/repeat-after-me-cabal-is-not-a-package-manager/


On Mon, Sep 23, 2013 at 10:29 AM, Dawid Loubser <dawid.loubser@ibi.co.za> wrote:
Hi all,

As a new user of arch-haskell, I would just like to put the question out
there: What is the point of arch-haskell, vs using cabal? Is it simply
for the elegance of using a single package manager (pacman) for all
packages on my system (Haskell-related and not) or is there some other
inherent problem I can expect down the line if I were to use the cabal
ecosystem?

sorry if this is a redundant question -
Dawid Loubser

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