#710: Track license-file ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Reporter: elliottt | Owner: Type: enhancement | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: Cabal library | Version: HEAD Severity: normal | Keywords: Difficulty: normal | Ghcversion: Platform: | ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Comment(by duncan): I have to admit, I'm slightly confused here. As far as I can see, ghc-pkg does not currently support any license-file field, but these patches add support to ghc-pkg (and Cabal) for it. Am I missing something? If that's the case, then it changes the nature of the decision slightly, it's not just a matter of adding support for an existing feature, but of changing the standard Cabal-specified format that all compilers use for representing installed packages. That needs slightly more buy-in and support from the compiler authors. It also touches on the issue of what information the package databases should actually track (especially when it comes to installed files like documentation files, see #674). -- Ticket URL: http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/hackage/ticket/710#comment:2 Hackage http://haskell.org/cabal/ Hackage: Cabal and related projects