Re: install with '--upgrade-dependencies' requires '--force-reinstall'

I'm using a development cut of cabal install from a few weeks ago, so this may not be relevant anymore (I'll upgrade soon to try the changes to --enable-tests and install soon), but I found this behavior odd:

When using 'cabal(-dev) install --only-dependecies --solver=modular --upgrade-dependencies' to test my package with new dependencies, I am then told I need to use the flag '--force-reinstalls'.

Shouldn't this be implied by '--upgrade-dependencies'?

No, it should not be implied by --upgrade-dependencies. There could be perfectly valid solutions for --upgrade-dependencies without any reinstallations. Cheers, Andres -- Andres Löh, Haskell Consultant Well-Typed LLP, http://www.well-typed.com