[GHC] #14558: Unable to parse integer-gmp's Cabal file

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#14558: Unable to parse integer-gmp's Cabal file
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        Reporter:  taylorfausak      |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  task              |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Core Libraries    |              Version:  8.2.2
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Comment (by simonpj):

 If I understand this right:

 1. The versions of the library in GHC and the version in Hackage are now
 consistent; and the cabal files now specify Cabal 2 (which indeed they
 need).

 2. The remaining problem is that GHC now requires a bleeding-edge Cabal 2,
 and indeed ships with it.  But that gives a problem for other downstream
 clients of GHC which may not have as recent a Cabal.

 We should resolve (2) for the future.  But meanwhile, I think (but I'm not
 certain) that we are stuck with it for 8.2.  Is that right?

 Re (2), leon, hsyl20, taylorfausak: did you encounter this problem because
 Stack was (understandably) not using a sufficiently up to date Cabal.  Or
 did you have an independent reason why the change to the cabal file format
 caused you a problem?  Thanks.

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