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+#!/usr/bin/env stack
+-- stack --resolver lts script
+
+-- Utility to remove old libs installed under .stack-work/ to save diskspace
+
+-- Should be run in:
+-- work/*/unpack-dir/.stack-work/install/x86_64-linux/*/*/lib/x86_64-linux-ghc-*
+
+import Data.List
+import System.Directory
+
+main = do
+  files <- listDirectory "."
+  (libdirs,dynlibs) <- partitionM doesDirectoryExist files
+  let pkglibdirs = groupBy samePkgLibDir libdirs
+      pkgdynlibs = groupBy samePkgDynLib dynlibs
+  mapM_ (removeOlder removeDirectoryRecursive) pkglibdirs
+  mapM_ (removeOlder removeFile) pkgdynlibs
+  where
+    samePkgLibDir l1 l2 = pkgDirName l1 == pkgDirName l2
+      where
+        pkgDirName p =
+          if countDashes p < 2
+          then error $ p ++ " not in name-version-hash format"
+          else (removeDashSegment . removeDashSegment) p
+
+    countDashes = length . filter (== '-')
+
+    removeDashSegment = init . dropWhileEnd (/= '-')
+
+    samePkgDynLib d1 d2 = pkgDynName d1 == pkgDynName d2
+      where
+        pkgDynName p =
+          if countDashes p < 3
+          then error $ p ++ " not in libname-version-hash-ghc*.so format"
+          else (removeDashSegment . removeDashSegment . removeDashSegment) p
+
+    removeOlder remover files = do
+      oldfiles <- drop 2 . reverse <$> sortByAge files
+      mapM_ remover oldfiles
+
+    sortByAge files = do
+      timestamps <- mapM getModificationTime files
+      let fileTimes = zip files timestamps
+      return $ map fst $ sortBy compareSnd fileTimes
+
+    compareSnd (_,t1) (_,t2) = compare t1 t2
+
+-- borrowed from Control.Monad.Extra
+partitionM :: Monad m => (a -> m Bool) -> [a] -> m ([a], [a])
+partitionM f [] = pure ([], [])
+partitionM f (x:xs) = do
+    res <- f x
+    (as,bs) <- partitionM f xs
+    pure ([x | res]++as, [x | not res]++bs)