cabal-install version on hackage

[Levent Erkok]

>> Is there a known workaround to this problem, short of dropping the
>> "self" dependency in the cabal file?  Would it be too much to ask if
>> hackage can upgrade it's cabal? Would that break further things?
>
> Using a development version of cabal-install would run the risk of
> breaking other packages.  A release that contains this fix would be
> better.

Agreed. I couldn't find anything specific about the release plans on
the cabal web site (http://www.haskell.org/cabal/), so I've filed a
ticket (http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/hackage/ticket/907) to have
discussion on whether it's time for a new release. End of the year is
a busy time for everyone,  but a new cabal-install release will be a
nice new-year gift to the community if the lead developers can squeeze
it in.

-Levent.