Install newer GHC tools in order of bsc compilation.

Dockerfile

@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ ARG UID=1000
 ARG GID=1000
 ARG PASS=password
 ARG DOC=0
+ARG GHC_VERSION="9.4.8"
+ARG CABAL_VERSION="latest"
 
 # Copy downloaded repos into image
 COPY scripts/reps/bsc /bluespec/reps/bsc
@@ -22,9 +24,18 @@ COPY scripts/build-new-package.sh /bluespec
 # Install tooling and editors
 RUN apt update && apt upgrade -y && \
     DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt install -y tzdata sudo vim software-properties-common \
-                                                sudo xauth vim-gtk graphviz
+                                                sudo xauth vim-gtk graphviz curl \
+						build-essential libffi-dev libffi8ubuntu1 libgmp-dev \
+						libgmp10 libncurses-dev libncurses5 libtinfo5
 RUN add-apt-repository universe && apt update && apt upgrade -y
 
+# Install GHC and its deps
+RUN curl https://downloads.haskell.org/~ghcup/x86_64-linux-ghcup > /usr/local/bin/ghcup && \
+    chmod +x /usr/local/bin/ghcup
+RUN ghcup -v install ghc --isolate /usr/local --force $GHC_VERSION && \
+    ghcup -v install cabal --isolate /usr/local/bin --force $CABAL_VERSION
+RUN cabal update && cabal v1-install old-time regex-compat split syb
+
 # Add user into the system
 RUN groupadd --gid $GID $USER && \
     useradd --uid $UID --gid $GID --groups sudo --shell /bin/bash -m $USER && \

scripts/build-new-package.sh

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export DOC_EN=$5
 
 # Required packages
 BUILD_PACKAGES="build-essential autotools-dev autoconf git libfontconfig1-dev libx11-dev libxft-dev gperf flex bison ccache"
-BSC_DEPS_PACKAGES="iverilog ghc libghc-regex-compat-dev libghc-syb-dev libghc-old-time-dev libghc-split-dev libelf-dev tcl-dev itcl3-dev tcl-dev tk-dev itk3-dev xvfb verilator"
+BSC_DEPS_PACKAGES="iverilog libelf-dev tcl-dev itcl3-dev tcl-dev tk-dev itk3-dev xvfb verilator"
 BDW_DEPS_PACKAGES="gtkwave graphviz emacs vim-gtk"
 DOC_BUILD_PACKAGES="texlive-latex-base texlive-latex-recommended texlive-latex-extra texlive-font-utils texlive-fonts-extra"