Cabal packages provide a standard set of metadata and build process; thus, it is possible to develop tools to upload Cabal packages to the CPAN-like community repository of software, Hackage, or even allow for automated downloading, compilation, and installation of desired packages from Hackage.
kɐbˈɑːl pˈækɪdʒᵻz pɹəvˈaɪd ɐ stˈændɚd sˈɛt ʌv mˌɛɾədˈeɪɾə ænd bˈɪld pɹˈɑːsɛs; ðˈʌs, ɪɾ ɪz pˈɑːsᵻbəl tə dɪvˈɛləp tˈuːlz tʊ ˈʌploʊd kɐbˈɑːl pˈækɪdʒᵻz tə ðə sˈiːpˈænlˈaɪk kəmjˈuːnᵻɾi ɹᵻpˈɑːzɪtˌoːɹi ʌv sˈɔftwɛɹ, hˈækɪdʒ, ɔːɹ ˈiːvən ɐlˈaʊ fɔːɹ ˈɔːɾəmˌeɪɾᵻd dˈaʊnloʊdɪŋ, kˌɑːmpɪlˈeɪʃən, ænd ˌɪnstəlˈeɪʃən ʌv dɪzˈaɪɚd pˈækɪdʒᵻz fɹʌm hˈækɪdʒ.