June 2009 - cabal-devel

patch applied (cabal-install): Now supporting explicit --user or --global switches in bootstrap.sh with usage feedback for bad args
by Duncan Coutts 15 Jun '09

15 Jun '09

Sat Jun 13 08:09:58 PDT 2009 Dino Morelli <dino(a)ui3.info> * Now supporting explicit --user or --global switches in bootstrap.sh with usage feedback for bad args Ignore-this: 490a4fcdd5bc1940d6f32d71b0a042a5 This change was adapted from work submitted to the cabal-devel mailing list by Jason Dusek. M ./bootstrap.sh -1 +24 View patch online: http://darcs.haskell.org/cabal-install/_darcs/patches/20090613150958-3d723-…

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Patch for --global for bootstrap.sh
by Dino Morelli 15 Jun '09

15 Jun '09

> I'm not sure whether this will have the desired effect in all > cases; however, it works for me. I've long desired a > `--global` installation for cabal and this seems to at least > get the bootstrap right. > > -- > Jason Dusek I've taken this code, added to it and integrated it into cabal-install 0.7 And then tested it with this setup: Debian GNU/Linux squeeze (testing) GHC 6.10.3 Cabal 1.7.2 cabal-install 0.7 darcs patch attached with the changes below. Thanks Jason! - Dino Morelli ----- Sat Jun 13 11:09:58 EDT 2009 Dino Morelli <dino(a)ui3.info> * Now supporting explicit --user or --global switches in bootstrap.sh with usage feedback for bad args This change was adapted from work submitted to the cabal-devel mailing list by Jason Dusek. { hunk ./bootstrap.sh 21 +SCOPE_OF_INSTALLATION="--user" + + +for arg in $* +do + case "${arg}" in + "--user") + SCOPE_OF_INSTALLATION=${arg} + shift;; + "--global") + SCOPE_OF_INSTALLATION=${arg} + PREFIX="/usr/local" + shift;; + *) + echo "Unknown argument or option, quitting: ${arg}" + echo "usage: bootstrap.sh [OPTION]" + echo + echo "options:" + echo " --user Install for the local user (default)" + echo " --global Install systemwide" + exit;; + esac +done hunk ./bootstrap.sh 164 - ./Setup configure --user "--prefix=${PREFIX}" \ + ./Setup configure ${SCOPE_OF_INSTALLATION} "--prefix=${PREFIX}" \ } ----- -- Dino Morelli email: dino(a)ui3.info web: http://ui3.info/d/ irc: dino- pubkey: http://ui3.info/d/dino-4AA4F02D-pub.gpg

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Patch to expose reportProgram in Distribution.Simple.Configure
by Dominic Steinitz 15 Jun '09

15 Jun '09

I found this useful - see http://code.haskell.org/asn1/Setup.hs for an example. Dominic.

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patch applied (cabal-install): add message to 'package not found' error advising to run 'cabal update'. (#497)
by Duncan Coutts 15 Jun '09

15 Jun '09

Thu Jun 11 10:12:33 PDT 2009 Brent Yorgey <byorgey(a)cis.upenn.edu> * add message to 'package not found' error advising to run 'cabal update'. (#497) M ./Distribution/Client/IndexUtils.hs -1 +2 View patch online: http://darcs.haskell.org/cabal-install/_darcs/patches/20090611171233-1e371-…

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[Hackage] #497: on package not found error: mention "cabal update"
by Hackage 15 Jun '09

15 Jun '09

#497: on package not found error: mention "cabal update" ---------------------------------+------------------------------------------ Reporter: Martijn | Owner: Type: enhancement | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: cabal-install tool | Version: 1.6.0.1 Severity: normal | Keywords: Difficulty: unknown | Ghcversion: Platform: | ---------------------------------+------------------------------------------ Together with the "There is no package named .." error, a message could be provided that updating the package list might solve the problem. -- Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/hackage/ticket/497> Hackage <http://haskell.org/cabal/> Hackage: Cabal and related projects

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Small Cabal documentation patch: describe syntax of 'compiler' fields in .cabal files
by Brent Yorgey 15 Jun '09

15 Jun '09

Hi all, When working on a .cabal file recently I couldn't find anything in the documentation about the proper syntax for the 'tested-with' field, so here's a patch to add a description of it to the documentation. -Brent

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darcs patch: Create ar archives with unique object names.
by Bertram Felgenhauer 15 Jun '09

15 Jun '09

Hi, Please disregard my last mail, I managed to introduce a compile error with my last cosmetic changes. Here's the patch again (amended). Bertram Sat Jun 6 17:37:10 CEST 2009 Bertram Felgenhauer <int-e(a)gmx.de> * Create ar archives with unique object names. Posix does not specify whether this is supported, and GNU ar has trouble with them. See #318 for more info.

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[Hackage] #561: Use the recommended name for the MIT license: X11.
by Hackage 13 Jun '09

13 Jun '09

#561: Use the recommended name for the MIT license: X11. ----------------------------------+----------------------------------------- Reporter: marcot | Owner: Type: defect | Status: new Priority: low | Milestone: Component: Cabal specification | Version: HEAD Severity: minor | Keywords: License Difficulty: very easy (<1 hour) | Ghcversion: Platform: | ----------------------------------+----------------------------------------- According to http://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html , about the X11 license: "This license is sometimes called the MIT license, but that term is misleading, since MIT has used many licenses for software." -- Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/hackage/ticket/561> Hackage <http://haskell.org/cabal/> Hackage: Cabal and related projects

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[Hackage] #417: Package description: Links from Categories to Package list fragments
by Hackage 12 Jun '09

12 Jun '09

#417: Package description: Links from Categories to Package list fragments ----------------------------------+----------------------------------------- Reporter: guest | Owner: Type: enhancement | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: hackageDB website | Version: 1.2.3.0 Severity: normal | Keywords: Difficulty: very easy (<1 hour) | Ghcversion: 6.8.3 Platform: | ----------------------------------+----------------------------------------- E.g. cabal-install is in Category Distribution. Thus in the package description at http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/cabal-install the word "Distribution" should be a link to http://hackage.haskell.org/packages/archive/pkg- list.html#cat:Distribution This way one can easily browse for other packages of the same category. -- Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/hackage/ticket/417> Hackage <http://haskell.org/cabal/> Hackage: Cabal and related projects

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[Hackage] #273: Provide a stable address for current Haddock documentation
by Hackage 12 Jun '09

12 Jun '09

#273: Provide a stable address for current Haddock documentation ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Reporter: guest | Owner: Type: defect | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: Cabal library | Version: 1.2.3.0 Severity: normal | Keywords: Difficulty: normal | Ghcversion: 6.8.2 Platform: | ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Documentation for version 0.1.1 of the Derive package is at http://hackage.haskell.org/packages/archive/derive/0.1.1/doc/html/ - but as soon as I upload a new version any documentation links will become out of date. It would be very useful if there was a stable URL where the documentation of the latest version of a package could be found. -- Neil Mitchell -- Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/hackage/ticket/273> Hackage <http://haskell.org/cabal/> Hackage: Cabal and related projects

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