[Hackage] #478: allow comments on any line, don't require '.' for blank lines

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#478: allow comments on any line, don't require '.' for blank lines
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  Reporter:  duncan         |        Owner:           
      Type:  enhancement    |       Status:  new      
  Priority:  normal         |    Milestone:  Cabal-1.8
 Component:  Cabal library  |      Version:  1.6.0.1  
  Severity:  normal         |   Resolution:           
  Keywords:                 |   Difficulty:  unknown  
Ghcversion:                 |     Platform:           
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Changes (by guest):

 * cc: gwern0 at gmail.com (added)

Comment:

 > The second issue is easier. The original specification required that
 blank lines within a field include a leading . character. This applies to
 multi-paragraph descriptions. This syntax is totally unnecessary. The
 parser could cope fine without it. We should accept the convention for
 backwards compatibility but also allow ordinary blank lines. Multiple
 blank lines within a field should still be collapsed to one, and trailing
 blank lines within a field should be trimmed.

 Major +1. The '.' syntax is a leading annoyance of the description field
 syntax for me.

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