On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 17:56:08 -0800, Isaac Jones
* What any good package should have: package (name and version) :: PackageIdentifier, license :: License, -- OR? licenseFile :: FilePath, copyright :: String, maintainer :: String, synopsis :: String,
The good package should have these fields but they aren't required if you only want to build some code with Cabal. This will be the typical case with VSHaskell. The developer will use Cabal in order to build his/her projects but may never fill these fields. These fields are important when the developer decide to distribute the package. I think that Cabal should check only for "package" field, but Hackage should check for all fields. Cheers, Krasimir