[Hackage] #566: Don't try and resolve dependencies for packages that are not buildable

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Tue Dec 22 09:32:43 EST 2009


#566: Don't try and resolve dependencies for packages that are not buildable
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  Reporter:  batterseapower  |        Owner:                
      Type:  defect          |       Status:  new           
  Priority:  normal          |    Milestone:                
 Component:  Cabal library   |      Version:  1.6.0.1       
  Severity:  normal          |   Resolution:                
  Keywords:                  |   Difficulty:  hard (< 1 day)
Ghcversion:                  |     Platform:                
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Changes (by duncan):

  * difficulty:  very easy (<1 hour) => hard (< 1 day)

Comment:

 The semantics for "buildable: False" is actually rather tricky. We don't
 have a precise description of what it should mean. See this discussion:
 http://haskell.org/pipermail/glasgow-haskell-
 users/2009-December/018155.html

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