[Hackage] #900: cabal no longer supports package version tags (was: [regression] cabal configure fails with failed assertion)

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#900: cabal no longer supports package version tags
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  Reporter:  guest            |        Owner:         
      Type:  defect           |       Status:  new    
  Priority:  normal           |    Milestone:         
 Component:  Cabal library    |      Version:  1.8.0.6
  Severity:  minor            |     Keywords:         
Difficulty:  easy (<4 hours)  |   Ghcversion:         
  Platform:                   |  
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Changes (by duncan):

  * difficulty:  unknown => easy (<4 hours)
  * severity:  major => minor


Comment:

 Package version tags are no longer supported. We should make this explicit
 and fail up front with a better error message.

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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/hackage/ticket/900#comment:2>
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