I think, though I haven't tried this, that you can replace the instHooks with one that: 1. filters out the private executables from the PackageDescription 2. Provides this new PackageDescription to the standard instHook. Which I would think is the instHook of the UserHooks parameter passed to your modifed instHook. Something like (psuedo-code typed in email): main = defaultMainWithHooks $ defaultUserHooks { instHook = filteredInstHook } filteredInstHook :: PackageDescription -> LocalBuildInfo -> UserHooks -> InstallFlags -> IO () filteredInstHook package lbi user_hooks install_flags = do let package' = package { executables = filter_private_executable (executables package) } instHook user_hooks package' lbi user_hooks install_flags Though that last line may need to read: instHook defaultUserHooks package' lbi user_hooks install_flags -Corey O'Connor On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 12:04 PM, Mauricio <briqueabraque@yahoo.com> wrote:
Hi,
I would like to include a few source files as 'executable' sections in a .cabal package description. However, although I do want to use main=mainDefault features, I do not want those packages to be installed when I run 'Setup.hs install'.
Is it possible to do that? I believe there's no flag that indicates install step, since (I guess) flags are checked only at configure time.
Thanks for your help, Maurício
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