[Hackage] #40: sdist runs tar, which is a problem under Windows

[Hackage]

#40: sdist runs tar, which is a problem under Windows
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  Reporter:  ijones  |        Owner:  kr.angelov at gmail.com
      Type:  defect  |       Status:  new                 
  Priority:  normal  |    Milestone:                      
 Component:  Cabal   |      Version:                      
  Severity:  normal  |   Resolution:                      
  Keywords:          |   Difficulty:  normal              
Ghcversion:  6.2.1   |     Platform:  Linux               
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Changes (by ross at soi.city.ac.uk):

  * summary:  how well does sdist work in windows?  is there a better way
              to find 'tar'? => sdist runs tar, which is a
              problem under Windows

Comment:

 It makes sense to take sdist out of the library, as it's not essential for
 building, and would work better with these extra dependencies.  But I'm
 not sure about bundling everything in an all-purpose program.  Small
 special-purpose tools have fewer dependencies and avoid many coordination
 issues.  More of them (cabal-deb, cabal-rpm, cabal-msi, etc) can be added
 by third parties without looking second class.

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