Request to release cabal-install 1.18.0.3 (Was: 2013.4.0.0 proposal

[shelarcy]

Hi,

cabal-install 1.18.0.2 has two critical bugs on Windows.


1. "cabal sdist" command make broken tarball on Windows.

  https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/1538


2. "cabal update" command broke package index sometimes.

   https://twitter.com/xyx_is/status/391944129074044929 (in Japanese)


Both bugs are already fixed in 1.18 branch's cabal-install (with Cabal 1.18.1.2). But that version isn't released yet. So, please release newer version of cabal-install before releasing HP 2013.4.0.0.


Best Regards,


On Mon, 11 Nov 2013 01:46:18 +0900, Johan Tibell <johan.tibell at gmail.com> wrote:

> hashable bump is good. I'm also pro shipping a newer Cabal, if it doesn't
> cause any issues with the one that already comes with GHC.
>
>
> On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 5:11 PM, Mark Lentczner <mark.lentczner at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> I know it is late, and so I've done some preliminary version sleuthing....
>> Here's my proposal for HP 2013.4.0.0. I know this e-mail's is long - but
>> hoping to hear from all relevant parties soon.
>>
>> *GHC 7.6.3* -- this is a compiler bump, but all the included packages
>> remain at the same version as 2013.2.0.0
>>
>> *Packages with no changes:*
>>         fgl, haskell-src, html, HTTP, HUnit,
>>         mtl, parsec, QuickCheck, random,
>>         regex-base, regex-compat, regex-posix,
>>         split, stm, text, transformers,
>>         xhtml, zlib
>>
>> *Packages with minor version bumps:*
>> *I'll advance these automatically this time - no need for maintainer input*
>>         cgi: 3001.1.7.5 → 3001.1.8.4
>>         network: 2.4.1.2 → 2.4.2.0
>>         parallel: 3.2.0.3 → 3.2.0.4
>>         syb: 0.4.0 → 0.4.1
>>         unordered-containers: 0.2.3.0 → 0.2.3.3
>>         vector: 0.10.0.1 → 0.10.9.1?
>>         primitive: 0.5.0.1 → 0.5.1.0?
>>
>> *Packages with major version bumps:*
>> *I'd like to get confirmation from the maintainers of these packages that
>> this bump is "the right thing to do". The bump should ideally only add API,
>> and not orphan any program that used to compile under the HP - at least not
>> without a good reason.*
>>         case-insensitive: 1.0.0.1 → 1.1.0.1
>>         hashable: 1.1.2.5 → 1.2.1.0
>>
>>         GLUT: 2.4.0.0 → 2.5.0.1
>>         GLURaw: 1.3.0.0 → 1.4.0.0
>>         OpenGL: 2.8.0.0 → 2.9.1.0
>>         OpenGLRaw: 1.3.0.0 → 1.4.0.0
>>
>>         alex: 3.0.5 → 3.1.0
>>         happy: 1.18.10 → 1.19.0
>>
>> *New Packages:*
>> *There was prior discussion on the libraries mailing list, and generally
>> all around resounding "YES!" for including aeson.*
>> *I think we should include it. I'm looking for confirmation from the
>> maintainer that this is the right version to include.*
>>         aeson: 0.6.2.1
>>
>> *Cabal:*
>> *The Cabal 1.18 release was a major new release, including the very very
>> useful sandbox feature. This would require shipping a different Cabal lib
>> than the version shipped with the included GHC. I'm not sure of the
>> implications of doing this - in particular, whether we would have to ship
>> two Cabal packages or just the later.*
>>         Cabal: 1.16.0 → 1.18.1.2
>>         cabal-install: 1.16.0.2 → 1.18.0.2
>>
>> What do you all think?
>>
>> — Mark "late, but not forgotten" Lentczner
>>
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