# unregister broken GHC packages. Run this a few times to resolve dependency rot in installed packages. # ghc-pkg-clean -f cabal/dev/packages*.conf also works. function ghc-pkg-clean() { for p in `ghc-pkg check $* 2>&1 | grep problems | awk '{print $6}' | sed -e 's/:$//'` do echo unregistering $p; ghc-pkg $* unregister $p done } # remove all installed GHC/cabal packages, leaving ~/.cabal binaries and docs in place. # When all else fails, use this to get out of dependency hell and start over. function ghc-pkg-reset() { read -p 'erasing all your user ghc and cabal packages - are you sure (y/n) ? ' ans test x$ans == xy && ( \ echo 'erasing directories under ~/.ghc'; rm -rf `find ~/.ghc -maxdepth 1 -type d`; \ echo 'erasing ~/.cabal/lib'; rm -rf ~/.cabal/lib; \ # echo 'erasing ~/.cabal/packages'; rm -rf ~/.cabal/packages; \ # echo 'erasing ~/.cabal/share'; rm -rf ~/.cabal/share; \ ) } alias cabalupgrades="cabal list --installed | egrep -iv '(synopsis|homepage|license)'" ghc-pkg-clean