[Hackage] #491: "cabal configure" does not install dependencies
#491: "cabal configure" does not install dependencies ---------------------------------+------------------------------------------ Reporter: SamB | Owner: Type: defect | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: cabal-install tool | Version: HEAD Severity: normal | Keywords: Difficulty: unknown | Ghcversion: 6.8.2 Platform: | ---------------------------------+------------------------------------------ After typing {{{M-x compile RET cabal configure -p && cabal haddock --hyperlink-source --executables}}}, instead of the expected slew of warnings, I got just: {{{ cabal configure -p && cabal haddock --hyperlink-source --executables Resolving dependencies... Configuring lhc-0.6.20090126... setup: At least the following dependencies are missing: value-supply -any && -any }}} -- Ticket URL: http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/hackage/ticket/491 Hackage http://haskell.org/cabal/ Hackage: Cabal and related projects
#491: "cabal configure" does not install dependencies ---------------------------------+------------------------------------------ Reporter: SamB | Owner: Type: defect | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: cabal-install tool | Version: HEAD Severity: normal | Resolution: Keywords: | Difficulty: unknown Ghcversion: 6.8.2 | Platform: ---------------------------------+------------------------------------------ Comment (by duncan): You're saying that `cabal configure` should really just be `cabal install --only-deps`? (See #411) If so, I think I disagree. There needs to be some manual command that really just configures without doing too much automagic stuff. I'm inclined to say this is by design and close 'wontfix'. -- Ticket URL: http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/hackage/ticket/491#comment:1 Hackage http://haskell.org/cabal/ Hackage: Cabal and related projects
#491: "cabal configure" does not install dependencies ---------------------------------+------------------------------------------ Reporter: SamB | Owner: Type: defect | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: cabal-install tool | Version: HEAD Severity: normal | Resolution: Keywords: | Difficulty: unknown Ghcversion: 6.8.2 | Platform: ---------------------------------+------------------------------------------ Comment (by SamB): Oh, I didn't know about {{{cabal install --only-deps}}}. Still, if I didn't want automagic, wouldn't I have just run {{{Setup}}}? (I suppose I'd be equally happy if messages complaining about missing deps suggested using {{{--only-deps}}}, though. But is that any easier?) -- Ticket URL: http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/hackage/ticket/491#comment:2 Hackage http://haskell.org/cabal/ Hackage: Cabal and related projects
#491: "cabal configure" does not install dependencies ---------------------------------+------------------------------------------ Reporter: SamB | Owner: Type: defect | Status: closed Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: cabal-install tool | Version: HEAD Severity: normal | Resolution: wontfix Keywords: | Difficulty: unknown Ghcversion: 6.8.2 | Platform: ---------------------------------+------------------------------------------ Changes (by duncan): * status: new => closed * resolution: => wontfix Comment: Replying to [comment:2 SamB]:
Oh, I didn't know about {{{cabal install --only-deps}}}.
Sorry, it wasn't clear it's just a proposal. Still it's not that hard, patches accepted :-).
Still, if I didn't want automagic, wouldn't I have just run {{{Setup}}}?
We don't expect anyone to have to run Setup directly.
(I suppose I'd be equally happy if messages complaining about missing deps suggested using {{{--only-deps}}}, though. But is that any easier?)
Ok. It's no easier but the question is what the right behavior should be. if you want a one-shot command, that's install. If you want to configure without building or installing then you probably also want control over dependencies and so installing a whole collection of deps automatically is probably not what one expects. Well clearly you did expect it, but my impression is that generally people would not. I've added a note to ticket #411. -- Ticket URL: http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/hackage/ticket/491#comment:3 Hackage http://haskell.org/cabal/ Hackage: Cabal and related projects
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