[Hackage] #726: Mention in documentation executable-to-library self dependency feature in 1.8.0.4

#726: Mention in documentation executable-to-library self dependency feature in 1.8.0.4 ----------------------------------+----------------------------------------- Reporter: ezyang | Owner: Type: task | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: miscellaneous | Version: 1.6.0.3 Severity: normal | Keywords: Difficulty: very easy (<1 hour) | Ghcversion: Platform: | ----------------------------------+----------------------------------------- {{{ Thu Jun 10 19:27:49 PDT 2010 ezyang@mit.edu * Mention self-referential dependency feature in Cabal >= 1.8.0.4. hunk ./doc/Cabal.markdown 135 -that library. +that library. Fortunately, starting with Cabal 1.8.0.4, executables can +also declare the package that they are in as a dependency, and Cabal +will treat them as if they were in another package that dependended on +the library. }}} -- Ticket URL: http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/hackage/ticket/726 Hackage http://haskell.org/cabal/ Hackage: Cabal and related projects

#726: Mention in documentation executable-to-library self dependency feature in 1.8.0.4 ----------------------------------+----------------------------------------- Reporter: ezyang | Owner: Type: task | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: miscellaneous | Version: 1.6.0.3 Severity: normal | Keywords: Difficulty: very easy (<1 hour) | Ghcversion: Platform: | ----------------------------------+----------------------------------------- Comment(by duncan): We also need to mention the catch that the source search paths need to be partitioned since local source modules take precedence over package modules. In fact this point is something that ought to be cleared up in the spec, is this something we rely on all compilers doing, or should Cabal control that? -- Ticket URL: http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/hackage/ticket/726#comment:1 Hackage http://haskell.org/cabal/ Hackage: Cabal and related projects
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