[Haskell-cafe] Standard package file format

[Brandon Allbery]

On Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 2:54 AM, Imants Cekusins <imantc at gmail.com> wrote:

> currently both config content (let's call it a *model*) and
> representation (*view*: specific config file type) are bundled.
>
> if a common *model *is agreed on*,* package tool and IDE devs could pick
> any *view (*format*)* that best suits their / users needs.
>
> such fragmentation would not break the workflow. If someone thinks of a
> convenient format and believe it worth their time to write a *controller*
> for it, why not?
>

Do I have to obtain whatever whizzy new controller you've come up with in
order to work with your packages?
Do I have to do this when everyone has come up with their own whizzy new
controller and I need to fit their packages into whatever I am trying to
write?

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