registry: add hlint (github:ndmitchell/hlint)#8670
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This pull request adds hlint to the tool registry. The configuration is simple and appears correct. I have one suggestion to make the tool definition more robust by explicitly listing the supported operating systems, which also brings attention to the lack of ARM architecture support in the upstream releases.
| backends = ["github:ndmitchell/hlint"] | ||
| description = "Haskell source code suggestions" | ||
| test = { cmd = "hlint --version", expected = "HLint v{{version}}" } |
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To make the tool definition more robust, it's good practice to specify the supported operating systems. Based on the hlint GitHub releases, it provides binaries for Linux, macOS, and Windows, but only for the x86_64 architecture. This means it won't work on ARM-based systems like Apple Silicon Macs.
By adding the os property, you make this explicit and can prevent installation failures on unsupported platforms.
Consider adding the os property to your configuration:
backends = ["github:ndmitchell/hlint"]
description = "Haskell source code suggestions"
os = ["linux", "macos", "windows"]
test = { cmd = "hlint --version", expected = "HLint v{{version}}" }
Greptile SummaryThis PR adds The entry is well-formed and consistent with existing conventions in the registry:
No new structural or logic issues were identified beyond what has already been raised in prior review threads. Confidence Score: 4/5
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Sequence DiagramsequenceDiagram
actor User
participant mise
participant GitHubAPI as GitHub API<br/>(ndmitchell/hlint)
participant GitHubRelease as GitHub Release<br/>Asset (binary)
User->>mise: mise install hlint
mise->>GitHubAPI: GET /repos/ndmitchell/hlint/releases/latest
GitHubAPI-->>mise: Release metadata (tag: v3.10)
mise->>GitHubAPI: List release assets for v3.10
GitHubAPI-->>mise: Asset list
alt Binary asset found for platform
mise->>GitHubRelease: Download hlint binary
GitHubRelease-->>mise: Binary file
mise->>mise: Install to tool path
User->>mise: mise exec hlint -- hlint --version
mise-->>User: HLint v3.10, (C) Neil Mitchell 2006-2025
else No binary asset for platform/version
mise-->>User: Error: no matching asset found
end
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The github: backend works by downloading pre-built binary assets from GitHub releases. HLint's release history raises a concern about binary availability:
- The v3.6.1 changelog entry explicitly reads "Attempt to make a binary release" — implying this was not standard practice before.
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release.ymlworkflow run for v3.10 (the latest release) completed in ~13 seconds, which is far too fast to compile and upload Haskell binaries for multiple platforms (other workflow runs take 26–28 minutes). - v3.10 was created directly by the author (
ndmitchell), notgithub-actions, which is a departure from how v3.5–v3.8 were published.
If v3.10 (or future releases) do not include pre-built binary assets, mise install hlint will fail for end users.
Consider verifying the release assets exist, and if binary availability is unreliable, adding a fallback backend (e.g. an asdf: plugin) to improve robustness:
| backends = ["github:ndmitchell/hlint"] | |
| backends = ["github:ndmitchell/hlint", "asdf:mise-plugins/mise-hlint"] |
(Only if a suitable asdf plugin exists — otherwise at minimum confirm binaries are present at https://github.com/ndmitchell/hlint/releases/tag/v3.10 before merging.)
https://github.com/ndmitchell/hlint