FYI: Current hackage-registered libraries which exclude base-4.4 from GHC 7.2

Sjoerd Visscher sjoerd at w3future.com
Sun Aug 7 15:34:04 CEST 2011


Does it ever make sense to have a dependency base < 5?
Strictly speaking never, because you can never know if a future 4.x change breaks your package, but maybe there are some rules of thumb when it is allowed?

Sjoerd

On Aug 7, 2011, at 2:19 PM, Herbert Valerio Riedel wrote:

> Hello GHC Users,
> 
> Below is a list compiled from my current index-00.tar listing 292
> packages whose version constraints on `base` seem (since I used a very
> simple Haskell script, I expect there to be some false positives) to
> exclude the `base` package version 4.4.0.0 bundled with GHC 7.2.1-rc1.
> 
> Other changes that need to be considered when trying to fix packages for
> compilation w/ GHC 7.2:
> 
> - integer-gmp has been updated to 0.3.0.0
> - BangPatterns are not enabled by default anymore w/ GHC 7.2
> - TypeSynonymInstances don't overlap w/ FlexibleInstances anymore
> - Data.Typeable API has changed (this breaks `uniplate` for instance)
> 
> 
> Package name                  Package Vers.
> =====================================================================================
> 4Blocks                       0.2           (base req: >=2 && <=4)
> AERN-Basics                   2011.1.0.1    (base req: >=4 && <4.3)
> AERN-Net                      0.2.1.1       (base req: >=3 / <4)
> AERN-Real                     2011.1.0.1    (base req: >=4 && <4.3)
> AERN-Real-Double              2011.1.0.2    (base req: >=4 && <4.3 / >=4 && <5)
> AERN-Real-Interval            2011.1.0.1    (base req: >=4 && <4.3)
> AERN-RnToRm                   0.5.0.1       (base req: >=3 / <4)
> AERN-RnToRm-Plot              0.2.0.3       (base req: >=3 / <4)
> Advgame                       0.1.2         (base req: >=3 && <=4.1)
> Annotations                   0.1.3         (base req: >=4.1 && <4.4)
> Attrac                        0.1.3         (base req: >=2 && <4)
> BirdPP                        1.0           (base req: >=2 && <4)
> BlogLiterately                0.3           (base req: >=4.0 && <4.3)
> ChasingBottoms                1.3.0.1       (base req: >=4.0 && <4.4)
> Coadjute                      0.1.1         (base req: >=4 && <4.4)
> ConfigFileTH                  0.1           (base req: >=4.2 && <4.3)
> ContArrow                     0.0.5         (base req: <=4)
> DBlimited                     0.1.1         (base req: >=2 && <4)
> DP                            0.1.1         (base req: <=4.0)
> Decimal                       0.2.0         (base req: ==4)
> DocTest                       0.2.0         (base req: >=4.0 && <4.4)
> DrIFT-cabalized               2.2.3.2       (base req: <4)
> Encode                        1.3.4         (base req: <=4.2)
> GenI                          0.20.2        (base req: >=3 && <4)
> GlomeTrace                    0.1.2         (base req: >=3 && <4)
> GlomeVec                      0.1.2         (base req: >=3 && <4)
> Grempa                        0.1.3         (base req: ==4.2.* || ==4.3.*)
> HDRUtils                      1.0.2         (base req: ==4.1.0.0)
> HLogger                       0.0.1.0       (base req: >=2 && <4)
> HPath                         0.0.2         (base req: >=2 && <=4)
> HPlot                         0.3           (base req: >=4.0 && <4.2)
> HTTP                          4000.1.1      (base req: >=2 && <4.4)
> HXMPP                         0.0.1.0       (base req: >=2 && <4)
> HaRe                          0.6.0.1       (base req: >=4 && <=4.2.0.2 / >4 && <=5)
> HarmTrace                     0.4           (base req: >=4.2 && <4.4)
> Hashell                       1.0           (base req: ==3.*)
> Hieroglyph                    3.89          (base req: ==4.1.0.0)
> Hricket                       0.1           (base req: >=3 && <=4)
> HsHyperEstraier               0.4           (base req: ==4.3.*)
> HsSVN                         0.4.3.2       (base req: ==4.3.*)
> IDynamic                      0.1           (base req: ==4.1.0.0)
> IOSpec                        0.2.2         (base req: >=2 && <4.4)
> IcoGrid                       0.1.2         (base req: >=3 && <4)
> JsonGrammar                   0.2           (base req: >=3.0 && <4.4)
> KiCS                          0.9.2         (base req: ==4.1.*)
> KiCS-debugger                 0.1.1         (base req: ==4.1.*)
> KiCS-prophecy                 0.1.1         (base req: ==4.1.*)
> L-seed                        0.2           (base req: ==3.*)
> LibZip                        0.2.0.1       (base req: >=4.0 && <4.4)
> LslPlus                       0.4.3         (base req: >=4.0 && <4.2)
> Lucu                          0.7.0.2       (base req: ==4.3.*)
> MaybeT-monads-tf              0.2.0.1       (base req: >=4 && <4.4)
> Mhailist                      0.0           (base req: <4)
> NewBinary                     0.2.1         (base req: <=4)
> Omega                         0.2.2         (base req: >=3 && <4)
> OpenAFP-Utils                 1.3           (base req: -any / >=3 && <4)
> OpenCLRaw                     1.0.1001      (base req: <=4.1.0.0)
> Operads                       1.0           (base req: <=4)
> Paraiso                       0.0.0.0       (base req: >=4.3.1 && <4.4)
> PermuteEffects                0.2           (base req: >=4.0 && <4.4)
> RESTng                        0.1           (base req: <4)
> RefSerialize                  0.2.7         (base req: >=3 && <4)
> ReplicateEffects              0.2           (base req: >=4.0 && <4.4)
> SVG2Q                         0.3           (base req: >=4.0 && <=4.3)
> Shu-thing                     1.1.2         (base req: <4)
> SoccerFun                     0.5.1         (base req: >=4 && <4.3)
> SoccerFunGL                   0.5.1         (base req: >=4 && <4.3)
> Stream                        0.4.2         (base req: <4.4)
> SybWidget                     0.5.4         (base req: >=4.1.0 && <4.3.0)
> TreeStructures                0.0.2         (base req: >=2 && <4)
> WL500gPControl                0.3.4         (base req: <4)
> WL500gPLib                    0.3.1         (base req: <4)
> Win32-junction-point          0.0.1         (base req: >=4.0 && <4.4)
> Wired                         0.2.2         (base req: >=3 && <4)
> Workflow                      0.5.6         (base req: >=3 && <4)
> WxGeneric                     0.6.1         (base req: >=4.1.0 && <4.3.0)
> applicative-quoters           0.1.0.1       (base req: >=4 && <4.4)
> assembler                     0.0.1         (base req: <=0)
> babylon                       0.2           (base req: >=3 && <4)
> benchpress                    0.2.2.4       (base req: >=2.0 && <4.4)
> bindings-apr                  0.1           (base req: ==4.2.*)
> bindings-apr-util             0.1           (base req: ==4.2.*)
> bindings-levmar               1.0           (base req: >=3 && <4.4)
> bindings-librrd               0.2           (base req: ==4.2.*)
> bindings-libzip               0.1.0.2       (base req: >=4.0 && <4.4)
> bluetileutils                 0.2           (base req: >=3 / <4)
> buster                        2.51          (base req: <=4.1.0.0)
> cabal2doap                    0.2           (base req: >=3 && <4)
> case-insensitive              0.3           (base req: >=3 && <4.4)
> cblrepo                       0.2.2         (base req: ==4.3.*)
> collections                   0.3.1.1       (base req: >=3 && <4)
> compose-trans                 0.0           (base req: >=2 && <=4)
> concurrent-extra              0.7           (base req: >=3 && <4.4)
> constructive-algebra          0.3.0         (base req: >=3 && <=4.3.1.0)
> containers-unicode-symbols    0.3.0.2       (base req: >=3.0.3.1 && <4.4)
> curry-base                    0.2.8         (base req: >=3 && <4)
> curry-frontend                0.2.11        (base req: >=3 && <4)
> data-accessor-monadLib        0.0.1         (base req: <4.1)
> data-cycle                    0.1.1         (base req: ==4.3.*)
> data-memocombinators          0.4.1         (base req: >=3 && <4.4)
> data-pprint                   0.2           (base req: >=4.0 && <4.4)
> data-reify-cse                0.0.1         (base req: ==3.*)
> dataenc                       0.14          (base req: >=3.0.0 && <4.4)
> deunicode                     0.1           (base req: ==4.2.*)
> dgs                           0.2           (base req: >=3 && <4)
> dia-base                      0.1.1         (base req: >=4.0 && <4.4)
> dia-functions                 0.2.1.1       (base req: >=4.0 && <4.4)
> diagrams-cairo                0.3           (base req: >=4.2 && <4.4)
> diagrams-core                 0.3           (base req: >=4.2 && <4.4)
> diagrams-lib                  0.3           (base req: >=4.2 && <4.4)
> directory                     1.1.0.0       (base req: >=4.2 && <4.4)
> doctest                       0.4.0         (base req: >=4.0 && <4.4)
> dstring                       0.4           (base req: >=4 && <4.4)
> email-validate                0.2.6         (base req: >=2 && <4.4)
> emgm                          0.3.1         (base req: >=3.0 && <4.0)
> enummapset                    0.0.1         (base req: <4.4)
> error-message                 1.1           (base req: >=4.1 && <4.3)
> estimators                    0.1.4         (base req: >=3 && <4)
> estreps                       0.3.1         (base req: >3 && <4)
> explicit-iomodes              0.6.0.2       (base req: >=4 && <4.4)
> explicit-iomodes-bytestring   0.1.0.2       (base req: >=4 && <4.4)
> explicit-iomodes-text         0.1.0.5       (base req: >=4 && <4.4)
> feed-cli                      2009.7.5      (base req: <4)
> feldspar-compiler             0.4.0.2       (base req: >=4 && <4.4)
> feldspar-language             0.4.0.2       (base req: >=4 && <4.4)
> ffmpeg-tutorials              0.3.3         (base req: <4)
> fingertree-psqueue            0.2           (base req: <=4)
> fixed-point                   0.5.0.0       (base req: ==4.3.*)
> fixed-point-vector            0.5.0.0       (base req: ==4.3.*)
> fixed-point-vector-space      0.5.0.0       (base req: ==4.3.*)
> forkable-monad                0.1.1         (base req: >3.0 && <4.4)
> fraction                      0.0.1.0       (base req: >=3.0 && <4.1)
> frame                         0.1           (base req: >=2 && <4)
> frame-markdown                0.1           (base req: >=2 && <4)
> ftdi                          0.2.0.1       (base req: >=3.0.3 && <4.3)
> ftshell                       0.3.0.1       (base req: >=1.0 && <4)
> fullstop                      0.1.2         (base req: >=3 && <4.3)
> funion                        0.0.2         (base req: -any / >=3 && <=4)
> funpat                        0.1           (base req: >=4.2.0.2 && <4.4)
> funsat                        0.6.2         (base req: -any / <4)
> geniconvert                   0.20          (base req: <4.1)
> ghci-diagrams                 0.1.1         (base req: >=4.0 && <4.4)
> glome-hs                      0.61          (base req: >=3 && <4)
> grapefruit-examples           0.0.0.0       (base req: >=3.0 && <4.1)
> grapefruit-frp                0.0.0.0       (base req: >=3.0 && <4.1)
> grapefruit-records            0.0.0.0       (base req: >=3.0 && <4.1)
> grapefruit-ui                 0.0.0.0       (base req: >=3.0 && <4.1)
> grapefruit-ui-gtk             0.0.0.0       (base req: >=3.0 && <4.1)
> graph-rewriting               0.5.2         (base req: >=4 && <4.4)
> graph-rewriting-cl            0.2.2         (base req: >=4 && <4.4)
> graph-rewriting-gl            0.6.5         (base req: >=4 && <4.4)
> graph-rewriting-lambdascope   0.4.8         (base req: >=4 && <4.4)
> graph-rewriting-layout        0.4.4         (base req: >=4 && <4.4)
> graph-rewriting-ski           0.5.6         (base req: >=4 && <4.4)
> graph-rewriting-trs           0.1.2         (base req: >=4 && <4.4)
> hSimpleDB                     0.3           (base req: >=3 && <=4)
> haddock                       2.9.2         (base req: ==4.3.*)
> haddock-leksah                2.6.0         (base req: >=4.0.0.0 && <4.3.0.0)
> hake                          1.3.4         (base req: <=4.1.0.0)
> hamusic                       0.1.2.1       (base req: <4)
> haskell-platform-test         2010.2.0.0    (base req: ==4.2.0.2)
> haskell-src-meta              0.4.0.1       (base req: >=4.1 && <4.4)
> haste                         0.1.1         (base req: >=3 && <4)
> haxr-th                       3000.5        (base req: <4)
> hdf                           0.7           (base req: ==3.*)
> hfann                         0.2           (base req: >=2 && <4 / -any)
> hfov                          1.0.1         (base req: >=1.0 && <3)
> hlcm                          0.2.2         (base req: -any / >=3 && <4)
> hommage-ds                    0.0.5         (base req: >=2 && <=4)
> hoogle                        4.2.5         (base req: >4 && <4.4)
> hricket                       0.5           (base req: >=3 && <=4)
> hs-ffmpeg                     0.3.4         (base req: <4)
> hs-gizapp                     0.1.0.3       (base req: >=3 && <4.3)
> hscamwire                     0.2.1         (base req: >=3 && <4)
> hsemail-ns                    1.3.2         (base req: <=4)
> hsini                         0.1           (base req: ==4.3.*)
> hstest                        0.0.1         (base req: >=4.0.0 && <4.3)
> hunit-gui                     0.1.4         (base req: ==3.*)
> hws                           1.1.0.1       (base req: >=4.2 && <4.4)
> hxmppc                        0.2           (base req: ==4.3.*)
> indents                       0.3.1         (base req: <4.4)
> interpolatedstring-qq-mwotton 0.1.1         (base req: >=3 && <4)
> json-b                        0.0.4         (base req: >=2 && <4 / -any)
> kibro                         0.4.3         (base req: ==3.*)
> kinds                         0.0.1.2       (base req: >=3.0 && <4.1)
> kqueue                        0.1           (base req: >=4.0 && <4.4)
> language-go                   0.8           (base req: >=3 && <4)
> language-sh                   0.0.3.1       (base req: <4 && >=3)
> lat                           0.6           (base req: ==4.3.*)
> lax                           0.1.0.0       (base req: >=2.1.1 && <4.1)
> leksah                        0.10.0.4      (base req: >=4.0.0.0 && <4.4)
> leksah-server                 0.10.0.4      (base req: >=4.0.0.0 && <4.4)
> levmar                        1.1           (base req: >=3 && <4.4)
> levmar-chart                  0.2           (base req: >=3 && <4.2)
> libxslt                       0.1           (base req: >=2 && <4)
> list-tries                    0.4.1         (base req: >=3 && <4.4)
> lojban                        0.3           (base req: ==3.*)
> lostcities                    0.2           (base req: >=3 && <4)
> ls-usb                        0.1.0.9       (base req: >=4.0 && <4.4)
> ltk                           0.10.0.4      (base req: >=4.0.0.0 && <4.4)
> mathlink                      2.0.1.1       (base req: >=4.0 && <4.3)
> matlab                        0.1           (base req: <4)
> minesweeper                   0.9.1         (base req: >=3 && <4.4)
> miniplex                      0.3.4         (base req: <4)
> monad-control                 0.2.0.1       (base req: >=3 && <4.4)
> monad-ran                     0.1.0         (base req: >=4.0 && <4.2)
> mtp                           0.1.1.1       (base req: ==4.2.*)
> murmur-hash                   0.1.0.2       (base req: >=3.0 && <4.4)
> network-bytestring            0.1.3.4       (base req: <4.4)
> network-dbus                  0.0           (base req: <4)
> network-websocket             0.3           (base req: >=2 && <4)
> nimber                        0.1.1         (base req: >=2 && <4)
> nymphaea                      0.3           (base req: <=4.1.0.0)
> omnicodec                     0.5.0.2       (base req: ==4.3.*)
> orchid                        0.0.8         (base req: ==3.0.*)
> orchid-demo                   0.0.6         (base req: ==3.0.*)
> palindromes                   0.2           (base req: >=3.0 && <4.0)
> pointfree                     1.0.4.1       (base req: >=3 && <4.4)
> properties                    0.0.2         (base req: >=3 && <4)
> pubsub                        0.11          (base req: >=2 && <4)
> pure-priority-queue           0.14          (base req: >=3.0.3.1 && <4)
> pure-priority-queue-tests     0.12          (base req: >=3.0.3.1 && <4)
> randsolid                     0.2           (base req: >=3 && <4)
> ranges                        0.2.3         (base req: >=2 && <4.4)
> reactive-banana               0.4.1.1       (base req: >=4.2 && <4.4)
> reactive-banana-wx            0.4.1.1       (base req: >=4.2 && <4.4)
> reactor                       0.1.3         (base req: >=4 && <4.4)
> records                       0.1.1.3       (base req: >=3.0 && <4.1)
> redHandlers                   0.1           (base req: <4)
> regex-applicative             0.1.3         (base req: ==4.3.*)
> regional-pointers             0.6           (base req: >=4 && <4.4)
> regions                       0.9           (base req: >=4 && <4.4)
> repr                          0.4.1         (base req: >=3 && <4.4)
> reversi                       0.1.1         (base req: ==3.0.3.2)
> roman-numerals                0.5.0         (base req: >=3.0.3.1 && <4.4)
> safe-freeze                   0.0           (base req: <4.2)
> safer-file-handles            0.10          (base req: >=4 && <4.4)
> safer-file-handles-bytestring 0.2           (base req: >=4 && <4.4)
> scons2dot                     0.9           (base req: >=3 && <4)
> secrm                         0.0           (base req: >=2.1.1 && <3)
> semiring                      0.3           (base req: <=4.0 / >=3 && <4)
> serial                        0.2.6         (base req: >=2 && <4)
> setops                        0.1.1         (base req: >=3.0.3.1 && <4.4)
> sgf                           0.1.1         (base req: >=3 && <4)
> shoap                         0.2           (base req: >=2 && <4)
> showdown                      0.5.3         (base req: >=2 && <=4)
> sifflet                       1.2.4         (base req: >=4.0 && <4.4)
> sifflet-lib                   1.2.4         (base req: >=4.0 && <4.4)
> simple-atom                   0.2           (base req: >=3.0 && <4.4)
> sink                          0.1.0.0       (base req: ==4.3.*)
> smallarray                    0.2.2         (base req: <4.4)
> special-functors              1.0.0.1       (base req: <2)
> statestack                    0.1           (base req: >=4.2 && <4.4)
> statethread                   0.1           (base req: >=1.0 && <2)
> string-combinators            0.6           (base req: >=4 && <4.4)
> stylized                      0.1.3         (base req: >=4.1 && <4.2)
> svg2q                         0.3.2         (base req: >=4.0 && <=4.3)
> syntactic                     0.6           (base req: >=4 && <4.4)
> tagsoup-ht                    0.3           (base req: >=3 && <4)
> tconfig                       0.5.1         (base req: >=2 && <=4)
> template                      0.2.0.4       (base req: >=3.0 && <4.4)
> terrahs                       0.8           (base req: >=2 && <4)
> threads                       0.4           (base req: >=3 && <4.4)
> time-http                     0.1.0.1       (base req: ==4.3.*)
> time-w3c                      0.1.0.1       (base req: ==4.3.*)
> trimpolya                     0             (base req: >=3 && <4)
> tupleinstances                0.0.1         (base req: >=3 && <4)
> twisty                        0.1.0         (base req: ==4.2.*)
> type                          0.2.0         (base req: >=4.2 && <4.3)
> type-equality-check           0.0.0.0       (base req: >=3.0 && <4.1)
> type-functions                0.2.0.0       (base req: >=3.0 && <4.1)
> typehash                      1.4.0.2       (base req: >=4 && <4.4)
> uhexdump                      0.2.3         (base req: <4.1)
> unbounded-delays              0.1.0.1       (base req: >=4 && <4.4)
> unicode-symbols               0.1.1.2       (base req: >=3.0.3.1 && <4.3)
> unix                          2.4.2.0       (base req: >=4.2 && <4.4)
> usb                           0.8           (base req: >=4 && <4.4)
> usb-enumerator                0.3           (base req: >=4 && <4.4)
> usb-id-database               0.4.0.5       (base req: >=3.0.3.1 && <4.4)
> usb-safe                      0.12          (base req: >=4 && <4.4)
> vector-fftw                   0.1           (base req: ==4.* && <4.4)
> visual-graphrewrite           0.4.0.1       (base req: <4.2 / >=4.1.0.0)
> whim                          0.1.1         (base req: >3 && <4)
> windowslive                   0.3           (base req: >=4.0 && <4.2)
> wp-archivebot                 0.1           (base req: >=3 && <4)
> wyvern                        0.1           (base req: >=3 && <4)
> xml2x                         0.4.2         (base req: >3 && <4.2)
> xmlgen                        0.4.0.2       (base req: >=4.2 && <4.4)
> xmonad-utils                  0.1.2         (base req: <4)
> xsact                         1.7.3         (base req: >3 && <4.2)
> yjftp                         0.3.6.2       (base req: >=4 && <=4.1.0.0)
> zoneinfo                      0.5           (base req: <=4.0)
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