[Hackage] #227: cabal-install does consider build-tools as dependencies

[Hackage]

#227: cabal-install does consider build-tools as dependencies
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  Reporter:  guest               |        Owner:  duncan  
      Type:  defect              |       Status:  assigned
  Priority:  normal              |    Milestone:          
 Component:  cabal-install tool  |      Version:  1.2.3.0 
  Severity:  normal              |   Resolution:          
  Keywords:                      |   Difficulty:  normal  
Ghcversion:  6.8.2               |     Platform:          
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Changes (by duncan):

  * status:  new => assigned
  * owner:  => duncan
  * summary:  Cabal-install does not track down build-tools: dependencies?
              => cabal-install does consider build-tools as
              dependencies

Comment:

 This limitation clearly confuses people.

  * http://www.haskell.org/pipermail/cabal-devel/2008-June/003220.html
  * http://www.haskell.org/pipermail/haskell-cafe/2008-June/044222.html

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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/hackage/ticket/227#comment:2>
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