Axel Simon wrote:
For the former part, I wonder if cabalization is important for Gtk2Hs. A cabalized version of Gtk2Hs would allow people to use Cairo and Pango to create PDF documents without the need to install the GUI parts of the library. On the contrary, if Gtk2Hs is shipped with the platform, then all libraries are available anyway and cabalization might not be as important.
I'm a big fan of Gtk2Hs and would really like to see it cabalised (as several packages, most likely), though I can see how that's work. Right now it's a bit annoying to have to go through a separate installation process to install and upgrade it.
My question: how important is cabalization for a package that wants to be part of the platform?
I think it ought to be required. -- Ashley Yakeley