#426: .cabal files should be stored next to tarballs, potentially overriding in- tarball version ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Reporter: claus | Owner: Type: enhancement | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: Cabal library | Version: 1.6.0.1 Severity: normal | Keywords: Difficulty: normal | Ghcversion: 6.8.3 Platform: | ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- `.cabal` files are *the* description of cabal packages, yet cabal/hackage hide them inside the package tarballs. For easy access, I would like the local package cache to store a copy of the `.cabal` file right next to the tarball. Changes in the out-of-package `.cabal` should override the original, in-package `.cabal`, allowing bug-fixing/adaptation to local packaging issues. -- Ticket URL: http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/hackage/ticket/426 Hackage http://haskell.org/cabal/ Hackage: Cabal and related projects