install with '--upgrade-dependencies' requires '--force-reinstall'

[Andres Löh]

> I'm using a development cut of cabal install from a few weeks ago, so
> this may not be relevant anymore (I'll upgrade soon to try the changes
> to --enable-tests and install soon), but I found this behavior odd:
>
> When using 'cabal(-dev) install --only-dependecies --solver=modular
> --upgrade-dependencies' to test my package with new dependencies, I am
> then told I need to use the flag '--force-reinstalls'.
>
> Shouldn't this be implied by '--upgrade-dependencies'?

No, it should not be implied by --upgrade-dependencies. There could be
perfectly valid solutions for --upgrade-dependencies without any
reinstallations.

Cheers,
  Andres

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Andres Löh, Haskell Consultant
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