Re: Why is there a cabal file at all?

Hi

Then the way to go would be: add a target "create-editor-readable-package-description". So still now reason to do this work on your own..

So now there is a standardised way to convert Haskell code to a package description which isn't Haskell code. All you have shown here is that there can be two equivalent encodings, one in Haskell, and one in some special purpose language (Cabal). The question is: 1) Is it easier to read Haskell or Cabal? Answer is almost certainly Cabal, by a bit. 2) Can you get rooted getting the license out of an application. Cabal, no, Haskell yes. Thanks Neil