[Haskell-cafe] Re: Packages and modules

[Niklas Broberg]

> So here are some options:
>
>    1. the proposal as it is now, keeping exposed/hidden state in the
>       package database, don't support "available"
>
>    2. Add support for "available".  Cons: yet more complexity!
>
>    3. Drop the notion of exposed/hidden, all packages are "available".
>       (except for base?).  Cons: lots more typing, very
>       non-backwards-compatible, still have to list dependencies in
>       .cabal files.
>
> anyone have any more suggestions?  Is there any way to simplify?  I
> rather feel this design is getting a little unwieldy.

Maybe a dumb question, but why not support only exposed and available?
Why have hidden modules that cannot be used, even when the programmer
explicitly asks for them?

/Niklas