[Hackage] #393: Allow --preference= flags for soft constraints

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#393: Allow --preference= flags for soft constraints
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  Reporter:  duncan              |        Owner:                   
      Type:  enhancement         |       Status:  closed           
  Priority:  normal              |    Milestone:  cabal-install-0.6
 Component:  cabal-install tool  |      Version:  1.2.3.0          
  Severity:  normal              |   Resolution:  fixed            
  Keywords:                      |   Difficulty:  easy (<4 hours)  
Ghcversion:  6.8.3               |     Platform:                   
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Changes (by duncan):

  * status:  new => closed
  * resolution:  => fixed

Comment:

 {{{
 Thu Dec 18 20:49:17 GMT 2008  Duncan Coutts <duncan at haskell.org>
   * Generalise the way preferences are specified to the resolver
   We still provide a default global policy, but now we give a
   list of per-package preferences which can be on the version
   or installed state. Later preferences override earlier ones.

 Thu Dec 18 21:38:49 GMT 2008  Duncan Coutts <duncan at haskell.org>
   * Add a install/upgrade --preference='foo < 2' flag
   This behaves just like the preferred-versions file in the hackage index
   but it can be specified on the command line or in a config file.
 }}}

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