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@@ -64,29 +64,28 @@ channel, ~#xmobar~, at [[ircs://irc.libera.chat][Libera]]. emerge --ask xmobar #+end_src -** Using cabal-install +** Using cabal or stack - Xmobar is available from [[http://hackage.haskell.org/package/xmobar/][Hackage]], and you can install it using - =cabal-install=: + Xmobar is available from [[http://hackage.haskell.org/package/xmobar/][Hackage]], and you can compile and install it using + =cabal-install=, making sure the [[doc/compiling.org#c-libraries][required C libraries]] are in place. For a + full build with all available extensions: #+begin_src shell - cabal install xmobar + # required C librarises + apt-get install xorg-dev libxrandr-dev libpango1.0-dev + # optional C libraries for additional plugins + apt-get install libasound2-dev libxpm-dev libmpd-dev + + cabal install xmobar -fall_extensions #+end_src - Starting with version 0.35.1, xmobar now requires at least GHC version + Starting with version 0.35.1, xmobar requires at least GHC version 8.4.x. to build. See [[https://codeberg.org/xmobar/xmobar/issues/461][this issue]] for more information. See [[file:doc/compiling.org#optional-features][here]] for a list of optional compilation flags that will enable some - optional plugins. For instance, to install xmobar with all the bells and - whistles (this is probably what you want), use: - - #+begin_src shell - cabal install xmobar --flags="all_extensions" - #+end_src - -** From source + optional plugins. - See [[file:doc/compiling.org][compiling]]. + See [[file:doc/compiling.org][compiling]] for full compilation instructions starting from source. * Running xmobar ** Running xmobar with a configuration file |