[xmonad] Safe to upgrade or not

[Brandon Allbery]

You're fine unless you were using xmonad-extras (most people don't even
know it exists). If you were, your best bet is to switch to using git for
xmonad / xmonad-contrib / xmonad-extras.

On Sun, Sep 22, 2024 at 4:19 PM Alain Bertrand <alainbe at free.fr> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Debian unstable has upgraded many haskell related packages.
>
> #    apt dist-upgrade
>
> Upgrading:
>    ghc                                libghc-magic-doc libghc-splitmix-prof
>    ghc-doc                            libghc-magic-prof
> libghc-temporary-dev
>    ghc-prof                           libghc-network-dev
> libghc-temporary-doc
>    libghc-alsa-core-dev               libghc-network-doc
> libghc-temporary-prof
>    libghc-alsa-core-doc               libghc-network-prof
> libghc-utf8-string-dev
>    libghc-alsa-core-prof              libghc-primitive-dev
> libghc-utf8-string-doc
>    libghc-alsa-mixer-dev              libghc-primitive-doc
> libghc-utf8-string-prof
>    libghc-alsa-mixer-doc              libghc-primitive-prof libghc-x11-dev
>    libghc-alsa-mixer-prof             libghc-random-dev libghc-x11-doc
>    libghc-data-default-class-dev      libghc-random-doc libghc-x11-prof
>    libghc-data-default-class-doc      libghc-random-prof libghc-x11-xft-dev
>    libghc-data-default-class-prof     libghc-regex-base-dev
> libghc-x11-xft-doc
>    libghc-extensible-exceptions-dev   libghc-regex-base-doc
> libghc-x11-xft-prof
>    libghc-extensible-exceptions-doc   libghc-regex-base-prof
> libghc-xmonad-contrib-dev
>    libghc-extensible-exceptions-prof  libghc-regex-posix-dev
> libghc-xmonad-contrib-doc
>    libghc-ghc-paths-dev               libghc-regex-posix-doc
> libghc-xmonad-contrib-prof
>    libghc-ghc-paths-doc               libghc-regex-posix-prof
> libghc-xmonad-dev
>    libghc-ghc-paths-prof              libghc-safe-exceptions-dev
> libghc-xmonad-doc
>    libghc-hint-dev                    libghc-safe-exceptions-doc
> libghc-xmonad-prof
>    libghc-hint-doc                    libghc-safe-exceptions-prof
> libghc-xmonad-wallpaper-dev
>    libghc-hint-prof                   libghc-setlocale-dev
> libghc-xmonad-wallpaper-doc
>    libghc-integer-logarithms-dev      libghc-setlocale-doc
> libghc-xmonad-wallpaper-prof
>    libghc-integer-logarithms-doc      libghc-setlocale-prof node-async
>    libghc-integer-logarithms-prof libghc-splitmix-dev
>    libghc-magic-dev libghc-splitmix-doc
>
> Installing dependencies:
>    libnuma-dev
>
> REMOVING:
>    libghc-attoparsec-dev   libghc-hashable-doc libghc-libmpd-prof
> libghc-xmonad-extras-dev
>    libghc-attoparsec-doc   libghc-hashable-prof libghc-scientific-dev
> libghc-xmonad-extras-doc
>    libghc-attoparsec-prof  libghc-libmpd-dev libghc-scientific-doc
> libghc-xmonad-extras-prof
>    libghc-hashable-dev     libghc-libmpd-doc libghc-scientific-prof
> libjs-async
>
>
> I think it is safe to upgrade but I would like to know the opinion of
> those who master this subject.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Alain
>
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