[Hackage] #435: ban upwardly open version ranges in dependencies on base

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#435: ban upwardly open version ranges in dependencies on base
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  Reporter:  duncan         |        Owner:           
      Type:  enhancement    |       Status:  new      
  Priority:  normal         |    Milestone:  Cabal-1.8
 Component:  Cabal library  |      Version:  1.2.3.0  
  Severity:  normal         |   Resolution:           
  Keywords:                 |   Difficulty:  normal   
Ghcversion:  6.8.3          |     Platform:           
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Comment (by ross):

 You will need to get GHC releases of core packages to follow the PVP
 strictly if you do this.  For example, every package that had a proper
 upper bound on base was broken by the release of GHC 6.10.2, which bumped
 the major number of base.

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