<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Batteries included, I could take it
or leave it. </font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Where I think hackage could really benefit
from copying perl strategy is automated testing of *all* packages under
hackage darcs, not just blessed packages.</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">If this could be integrated into the
buildbot of whatever ghc is under development that would be great. You
would then have status reports on ghc itself, ghc plus extralibs (which
the haskell core maintainers feel some degree of responsibility for), and
"hackage universe" which the core people aren't responsible for,
but the haskell community benefits from feedback. Better yet would be feedback
per ghc version, and per platform (ubuntu, red hat, windows, on and on,
whoever volunteers a test box for the buildbot)</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">For example, I just found out, it seems
that HDBC-ODBC is broken on windows for ghc-6.8. It would be great to know
this in advance before trying to use it. Package maintainers could get
automated emails too if they want.</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">testing could be as basic as cabal install
runs without errors, but could also include additional quickcheck tests
or other types of test harness.</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">That would be nice for the community
and the core devs, I think. </font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">thomas.</font>
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<br><tt><font size=2>On Nov 19, 2007 10:25 AM, brad clawsie <clawsie@fastmail.fm>
wrote:<br>
> so far the haskell community has taken the cpan route for most<br>
> practical libs but i wonder if a "batteries included" approach
might<br>
> help get some key libraries to a more complete state. in particular,
i<br>
> would like to see support for basic internet protocols, database<br>
> connectivity, and potentially xml parser support rolled into the ghc<br>
> standard libs. there is always a strong debate on where the line is<br>
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I agree strongly. I particularly miss a "standard" HTTP library.<br>
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