[arch-haskell] installing multiple versions of the same package

Magnus Therning magnus at therning.org
Mon Nov 8 16:50:53 EST 2010


On 08/11/10 19:51, Xyne wrote:
> Magnus Therning wrote:
>
>>> I suggest adding them to a group named "haskell-platform" too.
>>
>> With or without having a haskell-platform package?
>
> Packages and groups should never have the same name. If you think a package
> by that name would make more sense then forget I mentioned using a group.

I personally think a (meta-) package is better than a group.  I've never
really understood groups.  That is, I understand perfectly how they
work, but
I don't understand the reason for having them.

/M

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