asdf
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Visitasdf vs GHCup
What both publish
| Fact | asdf | GHCup |
|---|---|---|
| Installation | The getting-started guide describes installation through Homebrew, Zypper, Pacman, precompiled binaries, Go, or a source build. | The site provides terminal installation instructions for Linux, macOS, FreeBSD, and WSL2, and PowerShell instructions for Windows. |
| Purpose | asdf is a tool version manager that uses one `.tool-versions` file to share exact tool versions with a project team. | GHCup is the main installer for the general purpose language Haskell. |
asdf plans
- asdfFree
GHCup plans
- GHCupFree
Pick asdf if…
asdf suits project teams that want to share tool versions through a common configuration file. It is for managing tool runtimes, rather than system packages or upstream dependencies.
Pick GHCup if…
GHCup suits Haskell developers who want to install and manage GHC and related tools across supported systems. It can also suit teams using Stack or CI/CD workflows.