bash - Failure with creating custom alias in ubuntu 14.04 -

bash - Failure with creating custom alias in ubuntu 14.04 -

i running ubuntu 14.04 on computer , trying create custom alias can run ghc (haskell compiler). tried editing .bash_aliases file , added commands:

alias ghci1 = 'ghc_home=$home/development/bin/ghc' alias ghci2 = 'path=$ghc_home/bin:${path}' alias ghcis = 'ghci'

the whole point of doing because installed ghc 7.8.3 , everytime want open ghci have write downwards first 2 commands, otherwise error ghc not installed on computer.

when open terminal after having edited .bash_aliases file messages:

bash: alias: ghci1: not found bash: alias: =: not found bash: alias: ghci2: not found bash: alias: =: not found bash: alias: ghcis: not found bash: alias: =: not found bash: alias: ghci: not found bash: alias: ghci1: not found bash: alias: =: not found

what doing wrong? tried command:

. ~/.bashrc

just in case there wrong .bash_aliases file same error message.

also when type in command alias result along other aliases this:

alias ghc_home='$home/development/bin/ghc' alias path='$ghc_home/bin:${path}'

so aliases don't names assigned them. there way somehow escape '=' character or work?

p.s. guide used install ghc 7.8.3 this:

https://gist.github.com/yantonov/10083524

so there maybe improve way install ghc 7.8.3, or assigning aliases in wrong way?

thank you.

you should using export built-in command in bash set these up, , ghci work correctly.

at top or bottom of ~/.bashrc should write:

export ghc_home=$home/development/bin/ghc export path=$ghc_home/bin:${path}

then 1 time have started new bash instance have access ghci. (if need live change, can source ~/.bashrc reload file bash, bring needed definitions.)

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