[GHC] #8244: Removing the Cabal dependency

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#8244: Removing the Cabal dependency
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        Reporter:  nh2               |                   Owner:  duncan
            Type:  bug               |                  Status:  closed
        Priority:  normal            |               Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |                 Version:  7.6.3
      Resolution:  fixed             |                Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |            Architecture:
 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |  Unknown/Multiple
      Blocked By:                    |               Test Case:
 Related Tickets:                    |                Blocking:
                                     |  Differential Revisions:  D172
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Changes (by ezyang):

 * status:  new => closed
 * resolution:   => fixed


Comment:

 GHC no longer depends on Cabal, I declare victory.

 {{{
 commit 9597a258d356ae83411a512351c92428b61c112d
 Author: Duncan Coutts <duncan at well-typed.com>
 Date:   Fri Aug 22 15:09:55 2014 +0100

     Drop ghc library dep on Cabal
 }}}

 and many other commits in the vicinity

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Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/8244#comment:38>
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