#478: allow comments on any line, don't require '.' for blank lines ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Reporter: duncan | Owner: Type: enhancement | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Cabal-1.8 Component: Cabal library | Version: 1.6.0.1 Severity: normal | Resolution: Keywords: | Difficulty: unknown Ghcversion: | Platform: ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Changes (by guest): * cc: gwern0@gmail.com (added) Comment:
The second issue is easier. The original specification required that blank lines within a field include a leading . character. This applies to multi-paragraph descriptions. This syntax is totally unnecessary. The parser could cope fine without it. We should accept the convention for backwards compatibility but also allow ordinary blank lines. Multiple blank lines within a field should still be collapsed to one, and trailing blank lines within a field should be trimmed.
Major +1. The '.' syntax is a leading annoyance of the description field syntax for me. -- Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/hackage/ticket/478#comment:1> Hackage <http://haskell.org/cabal/> Hackage: Cabal and related projects