#16101: Write a nix expression to enter a shell with specified build artifact -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: mpickering | Owner: (none) Type: task | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: Compiler | Version: 8.6.3 Keywords: newcomer | Operating System: Unknown/Multiple Architecture: | Type of failure: None/Unknown Unknown/Multiple | Test Case: | Blocked By: Blocking: | Related Tickets: Differential Rev(s): | Wiki Page: -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- It should be quite straightforward to write a nix expression which is parameterised by a CI job which downloads the artifact and enters into a nix shell which provisions that version of GHC. To be precise, consider the recent job: https://gitlab.haskell.org/ghc/ghc/-/jobs/6427. It built these artifacts: https://gitlab.haskell.org/ghc/ghc/-/jobs/6427/artifacts/browse We should download the bindist and patch it suitably so it works like a normal GHC release. Some inspiration can probably be drawn from the scripts that Ben wrote for the head.hackage repo: https://github.com/hvr/head.hackage/blob/master/default.nix -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/16101 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler