Remove Setup.hs, use Setup.lhs only

Ian Lynagh igloo at earth.li
Mon Nov 27 10:00:55 EST 2006


On Sun, Nov 26, 2006 at 03:27:31PM -0800, Isaac Jones wrote:
> 
> I see your point about layered tools needing to do a somewhat more
> complex check for Setup.lhs.  Really, layered tools should try to use
> cabal-setup and let that tool handle finding the Setup file (or not)
> but cabal-setup isn't in common use yet.

OK, if cabal-setup will become the recommended interface rather than
Setup.[l]hs then I don't mind Setup.hs continuing to be accepted (but I
also wouldn't object to it being disallowed).


Thanks
Ian



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