Add cabal bindist
Open
old-milestone: cabal-install 2.0
type: enhancement
- Dominant language
- Haskell
- Stars
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Description
Add a new command `cabal bindist` that would create a unit that can be distributed (e.g. create a directory containing stripped executables and data files) to e.g. servers and/or users. `bindist` would essentially just invoke `copy` with the correct arguments.
/cc @dcoutts
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start at the existing `cabal copy` command and its command-line entry point, since the issue says `bindist` should invoke `copy` with different arguments. Determine the correct arguments and distribution layout for stripped executables and data files, then verify that `cabal bindist` produces a deployable directory.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- haskell
- Domain
- build-system, cli, release
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100