Maybe, and maybe this isn't really a valid concern anymore, but more a cultural thing in Arch.
-- Don
How much would the difference in size be if you removed the profiling libraries? If it is significant then I think it would be more in line with the Arch way to move them to an optional dependency. Even if disk is cheap, it goes against the minimalist ethos of the distro to bundle everything and I'm sure that many users are put off by the size of the ghc package. Of course, the other part of the Arch way is to stay as far upstream as possible so if the profiling libs are intended to be a part of the package there then there is a strong argument to leave them in, but I think the strength of that argument depends directly on the size difference and how many users actually use those libs. Providing something smaller might also encourage more casual use of ghc and haskell and thus help to promote the language. Perhaps there are lessons to be learned from KDE and how Arch packages it. /Xyne