November 2009 - cabal-devel

[Hackage] #423: add option to fetch a single package without dependencies
by Hackage 27 Nov '09

27 Nov '09

#423: add option to fetch a single package without dependencies ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Reporter: guest | Owner: Type: enhancement | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: Cabal library | Version: 1.2.3.0 Severity: normal | Keywords: Difficulty: normal | Ghcversion: 6.8.3 Platform: | ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Right now, {{{cabal fetch}}} fetches all missing dependencies of a package along with its source. In some cases, in particular when studying code, those dependencies are not useful. It would be nice to have an option, say {{{--no-deps}}} to fetch just the specified packages. (This is related to {{{cabal unpack}}} -- see #390.) -- Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/hackage/ticket/423> Hackage <http://haskell.org/cabal/> Hackage: Cabal and related projects

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[Hackage] #612: cabal fetch without recursive package download
by Hackage 27 Nov '09

27 Nov '09

#612: cabal fetch without recursive package download ---------------------------------+------------------------------------------ Reporter: guest | Owner: Type: enhancement | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: cabal-install tool | Version: 1.6.0.1 Severity: normal | Keywords: Difficulty: unknown | Ghcversion: Platform: | ---------------------------------+------------------------------------------ Sometimes I want to install a package from Hackage and the dependencies cannot be satisfied. Thus 'cabal install' refuses to work. Now I like to download the package in order to inspect the Cabal file. Sometimes it contains switches that may reduce dependencies, or I can add such switches, say because the offending dependencies only apply to the test executables or examples. However, also 'cabal fetch' refuses to work, because the dependencies cannot be resolved. Thus I like to say something like 'cabal fetch --disable-recursive-download package'. -- Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/hackage/ticket/612> Hackage <http://haskell.org/cabal/> Hackage: Cabal and related projects

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BibTeX entries for packages on Hackage
by Henning Thielemann 26 Nov '09

26 Nov '09

Recently I wanted to refer to a Haskell package at Hackage in a paper and I thought it would be a good idea to automatically generate BibTeX entries for every uploaded package. I have attached a module that generates a BibTeX entry from the upload time and the package description. It will still need some fine tuning, e.g. LaTeX escapes for non-ASCII characters. I have pulled the hackage-scripts package to my machine and like to know where to add something - if the feature is wanted, at all. I expect that the BibTeX entry should be generated at upload time and should be mentioned in the main package page if it exists.

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patch applied (cabal-install): Allow numeric fields in tar headers that use binary format
by Duncan Coutts 24 Nov '09

24 Nov '09

Sun Nov 22 22:37:34 PST 2009 Duncan Coutts <duncan(a)haskell.org> * Allow numeric fields in tar headers that use binary format This is an old non-standard extension that some tar tools still use. M ./Distribution/Client/Tar.hs -11 +25 View patch online: http://darcs.haskell.org/cabal-install/_darcs/patches/20091123063734-adfee-…

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patch applied (cabal-install): Create all parent directories of extraced files
by Duncan Coutts 24 Nov '09

24 Nov '09

Sun Nov 22 00:04:46 PST 2009 Duncan Coutts <duncan(a)haskell.org> * Create all parent directories of extraced files Previously only created the immediate parent directory. No rely more heavily on the file security check to make sure we are not writing files outside of the target area. M ./Distribution/Client/Tar.hs -3 +9 View patch online: http://darcs.haskell.org/cabal-install/_darcs/patches/20091122080446-adfee-…

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patch applied (cabal-install): Ignore PAX entries when checking for tarbombs
by Duncan Coutts 24 Nov '09

24 Nov '09

Sun Nov 22 00:02:55 PST 2009 Duncan Coutts <duncan(a)haskell.org> * Ignore PAX entries when checking for tarbombs When checking for tarbombs, ignore PAX entry types 'g' and 'x'. These do not get extracted so their names do not matter. M ./Distribution/Client/Tar.hs +9 View patch online: http://darcs.haskell.org/cabal-install/_darcs/patches/20091122080255-adfee-…

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[Hackage] #610: wxcore install fail on Vista
by Hackage 22 Nov '09

22 Nov '09

#610: wxcore install fail on Vista ----------------------------------+----------------------------------------- Reporter: guest | Owner: Type: defect | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: cabal-install tool | Version: 1.6.0.1 Severity: normal | Keywords: Difficulty: very hard (<1 week) | Ghcversion: Platform: Windows | ----------------------------------+----------------------------------------- Hi, I'm trying to install the wx package onto my Windows Vista machine using the command: "cabal install wx" and I am having a problem. The problem is with the wxcore package. The error I get is the following: setup.exe: wx-config: runGenProcess: does not exist (No such file or directory) cabal: Error: some packages failed to install: wx-0.12.1.2 depends on wxcore-0.12.1.2 which failed to install. wxcore-0.12.1.2 failed during the configure step. The exception was: exit: ExitFailure 1 I have downloaded CYGWIN and run the command from there, but I get the exact same error. Any ideas as to what is going on? Thanks, Colm -- Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/hackage/ticket/610> Hackage <http://haskell.org/cabal/> Hackage: Cabal and related projects

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patch applied (cabal-install): fixed 'cabal sdist'
by Duncan Coutts 19 Nov '09

19 Nov '09

Fri Nov 13 08:58:33 PST 2009 Sergei Trofimovich <slyfox(a)community.haskell.org> * fixed 'cabal sdist' Ignore-this: a9061231f18a00fda66bd73e0d4bac86 M ./cabal-install.cabal +1 View patch online: http://darcs.haskell.org/cabal-install/_darcs/patches/20091113165833-6895e-…

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darcs patch: fixed 'cabal sdist'
by Sergei Trofimovich 17 Nov '09

17 Nov '09

Fri Nov 13 18:58:33 EET 2009 Sergei Trofimovich <slyfox(a)community.haskell.org> * fixed 'cabal sdist'

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patch applied (cabal): Fix building with base 3
by Duncan Coutts 17 Nov '09

17 Nov '09

Tue Nov 17 06:19:58 PST 2009 Duncan Coutts <duncan(a)haskell.org> * Fix building with base 3 Ignore-this: 5ee71207064f5298bb40bafbf537d684 M ./Distribution/Simple.hs -6 +7 View patch online: http://darcs.haskell.org/cabal/_darcs/patches/20091117141958-adfee-0182ee45…

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