#15478: ghc-pkg package config validation too strict -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: mboes | Owner: (none) Type: bug | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: 8.8.1 Component: Compiler | Version: 8.4.3 Resolution: | Keywords: Operating System: Unknown/Multiple | Architecture: | Unknown/Multiple Type of failure: None/Unknown | Test Case: Blocked By: | Blocking: Related Tickets: | Differential Rev(s): Wiki Page: | -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Comment (by mboes): It turns out that because `base` is a "wired-in package", it's magical. GHC doesn't use versions to locate wired-in packages, because they are assumed unique. That's why the above example works. But in the general case, it won't. So I guess we should close this ticket - at any rate there's no issue with ghc-pkg, but perhaps we want to consider having GHC accepting just package names in the pkg db when they are unambiguous. -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/15478#comment:2 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler