[GHC] #1338: base package breakup

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#1338: base package breakup
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    Reporter:  simonmar          |        Owner:                  
        Type:  task              |       Status:  new             
    Priority:  normal            |    Milestone:  6.12 branch     
   Component:  libraries/base    |      Version:  6.6.1           
    Severity:  normal            |   Resolution:                  
    Keywords:                    |   Difficulty:  Unknown         
    Testcase:                    |           Os:  Unknown/Multiple
Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple  |  
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Comment (by mokus):

 Replying to [comment:37 igloo]:
 > Replying to [comment:35 simonmar]:
 > > Why not make a `safe-base` package that re-exports everything from
 `base` except the unsafe bits?
 >
 > I think it would be a pain to keep it both complete and correct.

 A bit, but it's not too bad.  I've got the versions of my wrapper package
 tied by strict equality to the versions of base, so it won't compile with
 a base I haven't examined.  base changes infrequently enough that this is
 quite tractable for me.

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