[2014-05-01 21:46:43 -0700] Thomas Dziedzic: > Thanks! This worked beautifully. I tested the update using a custom repo > and it removed the transformers package along with upgrading the existing > packages. Also, adding a provides ghc=7.8.2-2 saved a whole lot of time.
I'm glad to hear that! > Title: > Managing Haskell packages with GHC 7.8.2 > > Content: > Changes that come with the release include: > 1) Moving every package that is not ghc or cabal-install to [community]. > This will allow better support of the core common haskell libraries since I > do not actually use these packages due to cabal-install. > > 2) The valid paths that a user can take to install packages are the > following: > > a) Using cabal-install to install haskell packages. This allows the user > to access every haskell package in hackage. The problem is that you are now > using packages that are managed outside of pacman. This is usually the best > option if you are developing any haskell applications due to the new > sandboxing that cabal-install 1.18 has introduced. > > b) Using pacman to install haskell packages. This allows the user to have > access to a small subset of hackage packages which are known to work on > archlinux and are usually good enough for non haskell developers. > > c) Using an unofficial repository called Arch Haskell. You could find more > information about the repository at the following page: > https://github.com/archhaskell/habs/blob/master/README.md Looks good to me. Cheers. -- Gaetan
