This is an opinionated pre-built Dev Container for Haskell (GHC 9.4.8).
Follow the steps below to use the Dev Container with Visual Studio Code:
- Follow the Getting Started instructions to configure Visual Studio Code and Docker for use with Dev Containers;
- Copy the
.devcontainer
folder in this repository to the root of your project; - Reload the project by opening the command palette (
Ctrl
+Shift
+P
orCmd
+Shift
+P
) and executing the command>Reload Window
or by closing and re-opening Visual Studio Code; - Click
Reopen in Container
when Visual Studio Code prompts you (see image below), or by opening the command palette (Ctrl
+Shift
+P
orCmd
+Shift
+P
) and executing the command>Dev Containers: Reopen in Container
; - (Optional) Copy the
.ghci
file in this repository to the root of your project.
Visual Studio Code supports Dev Containers (i.e. using a Docker image as a development environment). It automates the hassle of setting up a proper development environment.
The container comes with the following (relevant) software pre-installed:
debian:bookworm-slim
as a base image;- GNU Bash;
- Git;
- GHCUp;
- The Glasgow Haskell Compiler (GHC) (version 9.4.8);
- The Haskell Language Server (HLS);
- Stack;
- Cabal.
Following VSCode extensions are automatically installed after container is started: