Malcolm Wallace wrote:
As a package author (rather than a user), I would see this as a primary benefit of having my packages added to the Platform. And as a package user (rather than author), there is the corresponding antibenefit of removing a package like HOpenGL from the Platform: a diminished likelihood of the maintainer being already aware of packaging flaws.
perhaps we can work on getting set up automatic testing etc. with a relatively basic Haskell Platform. If that turns out to be easily done, we can look at making a facility for all package authors (at least, ones on Hackage) to volunteer to have their packages automatically checked for such breakages. Sure, it could still help a little to be part of an official Haskell Platform, but there are reasons we're trying to designate a Haskell Platform smaller than Hackage. -Isaac