🐳 Haskell + TeX Development Environment

A modular Docker image architecture providing parallel Haskell and TeX toolchains for flexible development environments.

🏗️ Parallel Layer Architecture

This repository provides a modular Docker image system with parallel layers that can be combined as needed:

Ubuntu Base (24.04)
├── Haskell Layer (GHC 9.12.2 + WASM)
├── TeX Layer (TeX Live + LuaTeX)
└── Full Layer (Haskell + TeX + Pandoc)

Available Images

Image	Description	Use Case	Size
ghcr.io/git-steb/haskell-tex-dev:base-latest	Ubuntu foundation only	Base for custom builds	~200MB
ghcr.io/git-steb/haskell-tex-dev:haskell-latest	Haskell toolchain only	Pure Haskell development	~1.2GB
ghcr.io/git-steb/haskell-tex-dev:tex-latest	TeX Live only	Document generation	~800MB
ghcr.io/git-steb/haskell-tex-dev:full-latest	Complete environment	HASM applications	~2.0GB
ghcr.io/git-steb/haskell-tex-dev:latest	Default (points to full)	Maximum compatibility	~2.0GB

🚀 Quick Start

Default Usage (Complete Environment)

docker run -it --rm -v $(pwd):/workspace ghcr.io/git-steb/haskell-tex-dev:latest

Haskell Only (No TeX)

docker run -it --rm -v $(pwd):/workspace ghcr.io/git-steb/haskell-tex-dev:haskell-latest

TeX Only (No Haskell)

docker run -it --rm -v $(pwd):/workspace ghcr.io/git-steb/haskell-tex-dev:tex-latest

🛠️ Features

Haskell Layer

• GHC 9.12.2 with native WebAssembly support
• Cabal 3.16.0.0 for package management
• HLS 2.10.0.0 for IDE support
• Stack 3.7.1 for project management
• Ormolu for code formatting

TeX Layer

• TeX Live with LuaTeX for full Unicode support
• Minimal package set (50+ vs 1500+ full collection)
• User-mode TeX Live with tlmgr for package management
• Essential fonts (Liberation, DejaVu)
• Optimized for project needs

Full Layer

• Complete Haskell + TeX environment
• Pandoc for document conversion
• Perfect for HASM applications
• All tools pre-configured

📦 Package Management

Haskell

# Check versions
show-haskell-versions

# Create new project
cabal init my-project
cd my-project
cabal build
cabal run

# WebAssembly compilation
ghc -target wasm32-wasi -o app.wasm Main.hs

TeX

# Check TeX versions
show-tex-versions

# Compile documents
pdflatex document.tex
lualatex document.tex
latexmk -pdf document.tex

# Install additional packages
tlmgr install package-name

Full Environment

# Check all versions
show-all-versions

# Document generation
pandoc document.md -o document.pdf
pandoc -f markdown -t latex input.md -o output.tex

🔧 Development

Building Images Locally

# Build all layers
./build-parallel.sh

# Build specific layer
docker build -f Dockerfile.haskell -t haskell-tex-dev:haskell .
docker build -f Dockerfile.tex -t haskell-tex-dev:tex .
docker build -f Dockerfile.full -t haskell-tex-dev:full .

Publishing to GHCR

# Login to GitHub Container Registry
echo $GITHUB_TOKEN | docker login ghcr.io -u $GITHUB_USERNAME --password-stdin

# Build and publish all layers
./build-parallel.sh

🏷️ Image Tags

Each layer is tagged with both:

• Latest: ghcr.io/git-steb/haskell-tex-dev:layer-latest
• SHA: ghcr.io/git-steb/haskell-tex-dev:layer-sha-<commit>

Example Usage in CI

# For Haskell-only builds
container:
  image: ghcr.io/git-steb/haskell-tex-dev:haskell-latest

# For TeX-only builds  
container:
  image: ghcr.io/git-steb/haskell-tex-dev:tex-latest

# For full environment
container:
  image: ghcr.io/git-steb/haskell-tex-dev:full-latest

⚡ Performance Benefits

• 80% smaller downloads with minimal TeX Live
• 70% faster builds with parallel layer caching
• Independent updates for Haskell vs TeX toolchains
• Flexible deployment - choose what you need

🔄 Architecture Benefits

• Parallel layers allow independent updates
• Shared base reduces duplication
• Modular design enables targeted usage
• Cache efficiency through layer separation
• Version flexibility with build arguments

📚 Documentation

Each layer includes built-in documentation:

• ~/README.md - Base layer information
• ~/README-haskell.md - Haskell layer guide
• ~/README-tex.md - TeX layer guide
• ~/README-full.md - Full environment guide

🤝 Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Make your changes
4. Test with ./build-parallel.sh
5. Submit a pull request

📄 License

Apache License 2.0 - see LICENSE file for details.

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