Docker Image for GHC v8.0.1 and Cabal v1.24

Dockerfile

FROM ubuntu

MAINTAINER Prashanth Babu <Prashanth.Babu@gmail.com>

RUN apt-get update && \
  apt-get install -yqq software-properties-common screen vim && \
  add-apt-repository -y ppa:hvr/ghc && \
  apt-get update && \
  apt-get install -yqq cabal-install-1.24 ghc-8.0.1 && \
  apt-get clean && \
  rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*

# We will be running as `root` user.
USER root

# Working directory is set to the home folder of `root` user.
WORKDIR /root

# Configure env variables for GHC, Cabal and Path.
ENV HASKELL_HOME    /opt/ghc/8.0.1/
ENV CABAL_HOME      /opt/cabal/1.24/
ENV PATH            $HASKELL_HOME/bin:$CABAL_HOME/bin:$PATH

CMD ["/bin/bash"]

# docker build -t haskell .
# docker run -it --name haskell haskell