[Hackage] #419: cabal-install should handle packages that need a later Cabal version better

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Mon Jan 26 07:59:20 EST 2009


#419: cabal-install should handle packages that need a later Cabal version better
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  Reporter:  jimburton           |        Owner:                   
      Type:  defect              |       Status:  new              
  Priority:  normal              |    Milestone:  cabal-install-0.8
 Component:  cabal-install tool  |      Version:  1.4.0.2          
  Severity:  normal              |   Resolution:                   
  Keywords:                      |   Difficulty:  normal           
Ghcversion:  6.8.3               |     Platform:                   
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Changes (by duncan):

  * milestone:  => cabal-install-0.8

Comment:

 The solution to this is to parse the hackage index when we download it
 into a local format that is a bit quicker. At the same time we can ignore
 or handle packages we cannot read.

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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/hackage/ticket/419#comment:5>
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