23 Sep
2009
23 Sep
'09
4:53 p.m.
On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 08:18:11PM -0000, Hackage wrote:
From my point of view, I’d already be satisfied if cabal would say "The following required packages are also available from your distribution and it is recommended to install them before continuing: libghc6-a-dev libghc6-b-dev. Do you want to abort now? [Y,n]".
Unlike apt-get, most cabal commands are not interactive. We prefer to go with "Do the right thing".
FWIW, I would much prefer apt-get-like behaviour. e.g. if cabal-install has decided it is going to install 20 packages (for dependency reasons), I would like to be given a chance to look at the list before it does so. Thanks Ian