
#11557: Unbundle Cabal from GHC -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: ezyang | Owner: Type: task | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: 8.2.1 Component: libraries | Version: 8.1 (other) | 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 hvr): For reference, a previous discussion which also suggested not installing `Cabal` into the package db: - https://mail.haskell.org/pipermail/ghc-devs/2014-December/007825.html as well as the original CABAL specifcation from 2004 or so: - https://www.haskell.org/cabal/proposal/pkg-spec.pdf -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/11557#comment:1 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler