[GHC] #2630: installed packages should have a src-dirs field, for access to optionally installed sources

[GHC]

#2630: installed packages should have a src-dirs field, for access to optionally
installed sources
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 Reporter:  claus            |          Owner:         
     Type:  feature request  |         Status:  new    
 Priority:  normal           |      Milestone:         
Component:  GHC API          |        Version:  6.9    
 Severity:  normal           |     Resolution:         
 Keywords:                   |     Difficulty:  Unknown
 Testcase:                   |   Architecture:  Unknown
       Os:  Unknown          |  
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Changes (by simonmar):

  * difficulty:  => Unknown

Comment:

 Sources aren't enough for most uses - you also need the .cabal file, and
 you might also need other package bits.  In short, you really need the
 whole Cabal sdist to make any sense of the sources.

 Perhaps the right thing is to include the URL from which you can download
 the package sources?  cabal-install could automatically set the field, for
 example.

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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/2630#comment:1>
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