4. Package Concepts and Development

• 4.1. Quickstart
  • 4.1.1. Using “cabal init”
  • 4.1.2. Editing the .cabal file
  • 4.1.3. Modules included in the package
  • 4.1.4. Modules imported from other packages
  • 4.1.5. Building the package
  • 4.1.6. Next steps
• 4.2. Package concepts
  • 4.2.1. The point of packages
  • 4.2.2. Package names and versions
  • 4.2.3. Kinds of package: Cabal vs GHC vs system
  • 4.2.4. Unit of distribution
  • 4.2.5. Explicit dependencies and automatic package management
  • 4.2.6. Portability