Re: [Hackage] #251: link to the latest version of a package tar file

Dan Corson suggests: it would be good to have links to latest versions of a package file available for download.

I agree.

for example: something like {{{ http://hackage.haskell.org/packages/archive/arrows/latest.tar.gz }}} would be a link to {{{ http://hackage.haskell.org/packages/archive/arrows/0.4/ arrows-0.4.tar.gz }}} this would greatly simplify automating installs.

I don't agree. Automated installs should not blindly grab the latest version. cabal-install is the right tool for automatic installs.