[Hackage] #284: Cannot upload packages that require specific cabal versions

30 May 2008

      #284: Cannot upload packages that require specific cabal versions
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  Reporter:  guest              |        Owner:       
      Type:  defect             |       Status:  new  
  Priority:  normal             |    Milestone:       
 Component:  hackageDB website  |      Version:       
  Severity:  normal             |     Keywords:       
Difficulty:  normal             |   Ghcversion:  6.8.2
  Platform:                     |  
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 I have a package that requires a custom Setup.lhs.The package works for
 ghc 6.8.x and 6.6.x and, thus, the Setup.lhs script was designed to work
 with Cabal 1.2.x, the one that comes with ghc 6.8.x. This is clearly
 indicated in the cabal-version field. However, if I try to upload this
 package to hackage I get this error:

 {{{
 hint-0.2.0.1/hint.cabal: This package requires Cabal version: >=1.2&&<1.3
 }}}

 As a workaround I used cabal-version: >= 1.2 but now, although the
 description explicitly says that it works with ghc 6.8.x, hackage
 indicates that it fails to build.

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Ticket URL: http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/hackage/ticket/284
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