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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