#147: Replace Extension type with (newtyped?) String ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Reporter: guest | Owner: Type: enhancement | Status: closed Priority: normal | Milestone: _|_ Component: Cabal library | Version: 1.1.6 Severity: normal | Resolution: fixed Keywords: | Difficulty: normal Ghcversion: 6.4.2 | Platform: Linux ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Changes (by duncan): * status: new => closed * resolution: => fixed Comment: I'm closing this. The original problem is fixed though not via the suggested solution. That is to say that Cabal does now let you list extensions in the .cabal file that Cabal does not know about and if ghc supports them then it'll work. However we still want to maintain a registry of known semi-standardised extensions. Then the choice between using a newtyped String and an enumeration with an `UnknownExtension String` case is a more detailed question of API and implementation. If anyone feels strongly about the latter then they should present their arguments (and patches) in this ticket or a new ticket. Alternatively if anyone feels strongly that Cabal should not maintain the registry of known semi-standardised extensions, then that's a discussion we should probably hold on the mailing list. -- Ticket URL: http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/hackage/ticket/147#comment:3 Hackage http://haskell.org/cabal/ Hackage: Cabal and related projects