[GHC] #723: The package database should be a directory of files instead of a single file

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#723: The package database should be a directory of files instead of a single
file
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    Reporter:  simonmar  |        Owner:                  
        Type:  task      |       Status:  new             
    Priority:  normal    |    Milestone:                  
   Component:  Compiler  |      Version:  6.4.1           
    Severity:  normal    |     Keywords:                  
          Os:  Unknown   |   Difficulty:  Moderate (1 day)
Architecture:  Unknown   |  
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This would help package systems that want to install packages by just
 unpacking a bunch of files onto the filesystem, amongst other things.

 See: [http://www.haskell.org//pipermail/glasgow-haskell-users/2006-
 March/009838.html]

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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/723>
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