Proposal: Include GHC version target in libraries' description

[Alexander Berntsen]

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On 05/08/15 13:00, Alexander Berntsen wrote:
> Proposed improvement: Add "[library]-[library version] is bundled
> with ghc-[GHC version]." in the description string of
> [library].cabal. This immediately clears up the confusion when
> looking at [library]'s hackage page.
Following a discussion with Herbert & Duncan, it would seem
Hackage/.cabal may be a better place to solve this. I don't want this
information to be lost on IRC, so I'd like to summarise here on the
list. We can:

  -make GHC a distribution and use that field,
  -use the platform feature,
  -make a new field -- bundled-with, bundles, or similar,
  -or use the package collection feature.

All of these have upsides and downsides. But we should choose one and
be done with it. So let's make a decision. I like the third option,
but I value resolving it quickly more than getting my preferred colour
on the bikeshed.
- -- 
Alexander
alexander at plaimi.net
https://secure.plaimi.net/~alexander
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