Re: Getting newest versions of packages
On 2015-01-09, Joachim Breitner <nomeata@debian.org> wrote:
> Note that uploading Haskell library packages comes at a cost, e.g.
> testing migrations become larger, so we should only package libraries
> that have actual uses.
>
> Lots of Haskell programs define libraries in their .cabal file, but
> these are only meant to be used by the executable therein.
Yes, I know it, but let me quote CabalDebian.hs:
-- | This is the main function of the cabal-debian executable. This
-- is generally run by the autobuilder to debianize packages that
-- don't have any custom debianization code in Setup.hs. This is a
-- less flexible and powerful method than calling the debianize
-- function directly, many sophisticated configuration options cannot
-- be accessed using the command line interface.
cabal-debian creates package that is nice, but requires repetive adjustments to
DHG standards.
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Best regards, Dmitry Bogatov <KAction@gnu.org>,
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