I tried something similar using source-repository-package in a
cabal.project file and was able to override the binary package with my own
version. The problem seems to be a limitation with stack.
On Tue, Jun 14, 2022 at 11:42 PM Ruben Astudillo
Hi Josh
Given that binary is one of the packages that comes with GHC, it seems
On 14-06-22 11:33, ☂Josh Chia (謝任中) wrote: that
it can't be overridden with my own version using the standard ways (e.g. extra-deps in stack.yaml), at least not easily.
On GHC 9.2.3, using stack, I would like to use my own version from my github repo. I've tried extra-deps referencing the github repo commit and it did not work; judging by the behavior of some functions, I was still getting the standard binary package instead of my own version. Is there a way to override?
Given that stack generates a .cabal file while trying to build your project, you could bypass stack after the initial run, modify the .cabal file directly (possibly with `cabal v2-freeze` and then use cabal directly.
-- Rubén. (pgp: 1E88 3AC4 89EB FA22)