[Hackage] #170: pkg-config uses a more general version scheme

[Hackage]

#170: pkg-config uses a more general version scheme
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  Reporter:  duncan         |        Owner:         
      Type:  defect         |       Status:  new    
  Priority:  normal         |    Milestone:         
 Component:  Cabal library  |      Version:  1.8.0.6
  Severity:  normal         |     Keywords:         
Difficulty:  normal         |   Ghcversion:  6.10.4 
  Platform:  Linux          |  
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Changes (by guest):

  * priority:  low => normal


Comment:

 How about using pkg-config's --atleast-version option? Then Cabal does not
 need to parse the version number at all.

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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/hackage/ticket/170#comment:3>
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