11 Jun
2008
11 Jun
'08
1:17 p.m.
On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 06:41:37AM -0700, Jonathan Cast wrote:
On Wed, 2008-06-11 at 11:08 +0100, Duncan Coutts wrote:
All these things are already possible (if not easy) using custom code in the Setup.hs script and/or using a ./configure script.
I assume the claim above about cabal-install failing to install such a package is incorrect, right?
Beyond which, to paraphrase what I tell my boss at work, I can get Setup.lhs to do anything I want, it's written in a Turing-complete language. But I'd rather not use a tool I'm going to have to fight.
Indeed, that's the advantage of using systems like autoconf and make: they're written with extensibility in mind. David