[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:  hvr
            Type:  task              |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Core Libraries    |              Version:  8.2.2
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 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |            Test Case:
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Comment (by dpwiz):

 Replying to [comment:21 Phyx-]:

 > Is this not a problem of stack?

 Oh my... This is *exactly* the line line of reasoning that gets firebrand
 shaming from Linus Torvalds on LKML. I wish we were to follow it in spirit
 if not in, ahem, letter.

 No, this is not a problem of "stack" (or any other cabal-parsing tool out
 there). It's a problem of trust and communication. "Not my problem" is how
 we get into all this and still can't get out.

 > What I am missing here is why this is such a big deal.

 Even a fringe library author should constantly ask themselves: "How many
 people this change would affect? Am I communicating this adequately?". And
 here we get major revision in core libraries.

 > Let's fix the tools to actually adhere to what is in the `cabal-version`
 fields and move on.

 You can't just go and "fix" tools that are already deployed. Switching
 package version is a no-brainer for a hobby project, but will require
 major intervention at a company level. And that requires not only
 downloading a tarball, but examining all the changelogs and open issues.

 This is how Docker people are getting sneered upon in their "all right, a
 new version. go do the upgrade dance, everyone!".

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