[Hackage] #844: Cabal reports "cabal: internal error: the package contains a library but there is no corresponding configuration data" when there exists no library in the cabal file

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#844: Cabal reports "cabal: internal error: the package contains a library but
there is no corresponding configuration data" when there exists no library
in the cabal file
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  Reporter:  fushunpoon     |        Owner:         
      Type:  defect         |       Status:  new    
  Priority:  normal         |    Milestone:         
 Component:  Cabal library  |      Version:  1.8.0.6
  Severity:  normal         |     Keywords:         
Difficulty:  normal         |   Ghcversion:         
  Platform:  Mac OS         |  
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Changes (by duncan):

  * keywords:  library configuration data =>


Old description:

> When trying to build my test project to play with SDL, I encountered the
> following message:
>
> "cabal: internal error: the package contains a library but there is no
> corresponding configuration data" on the following cabal file:
>
> even though my project cabal file specifies no libraries. Surely either
> this is an erroneous message or there is something wrong with the logic
> in cabal.
> Note that 'configure' and 'sdlexprs.buildinfo.in' exist as files, and
> they are attached with this post.
>
> ------------------------------------------------------
> Name:                sdlexprs
> Version:             0.1
> Synopsis:            Just some hacks using SDL!
> License:             LGPL
> License-file:       LICENSE
> Author:              <<my-name>>
> Category:            Graphics
> Build-type:          Configure
> Extra-source-files:  configure,sdlexprs.buildinfo.in
>
> Cabal-version:       >=1.2
>
> Executable test
>    -- Specify the source directory here
>    Hs-source-dirs:    src
>
>    -- .hs or .lhs file containing the Main module.
>    Main-is:           SDLWrapper.hs

New description:

 When trying to build my test project to play with SDL, I encountered the
 following message:

 "cabal: internal error: the package contains a library but there is no
 corresponding configuration data" on the following cabal file:

 even though my project cabal file specifies no libraries. Surely either
 this is an erroneous message or there is something wrong with the logic in
 cabal.
 Note that 'configure' and 'sdlexprs.buildinfo.in' exist as files, and they
 are attached with this post.

 {{{
 Name:                sdlexprs
 Version:             0.1
 Synopsis:            Just some hacks using SDL!
 License:             LGPL
 License-file:       LICENSE
 Author:              <<my-name>>
 Category:            Graphics
 Build-type:          Configure
 Extra-source-files:  configure,sdlexprs.buildinfo.in

 Cabal-version:       >=1.2

 Executable test
    -- Specify the source directory here
    Hs-source-dirs:    src

    -- .hs or .lhs file containing the Main module.
    Main-is:           SDLWrapper.hs
 }}}

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