On 2015-10-22 at 10:47, quoth ericbav...@openmailbox.org:
>> + (arguments
>> + `(#:phases
>> + (modify-phases %standard-phases
>> + (add-before
>> + 'configure 'update-cabal
>> + ;; the cabal file on hackage is updated, but the tar.gz does not
>> + ;; include it.
>> + (lambda* _
>> + (copy-file (assoc-ref %build-inputs "ghc-split-cabal-update")
>> + "split.cabal"))))))
>> (inputs
>> - `(("ghc-quickcheck" ,ghc-quickcheck)))
>> + `(("ghc-quickcheck" ,ghc-quickcheck)
>> + ("ghc-split-cabal-update"
>> + ,(origin
>> + (method url-fetch)
>> + (uri (string-append
>> + "https://hackage.haskell.org/package/split-";
>> + version "/revision/1.cabal"))
>> + (sha256
>> + (base32
>> + "1i1h5v1zqvganhzy1wdd9r648yjpir078n0g8051njg82h2f964h"))))))
>> (home-page "http://hackage.haskell.org/package/split";)
>> (synopsis
>> "Combinator library for splitting lists")
>
> Similarly to the xmonad cabal patch, perhaps this could be addressed with
>
> #:configure-flags '("--allow-newer=base")
Nope, that option doesn't exist, i've checked.
> with an appropriate comment. Otherwise using an origin snippet.
I've made it into a (substitute* "split.cabal" ..) which simply updates
the version number of base ("base <4.8" → "base <4.9"), in accordance
with the change on Hackage. A comment is provided.
The patches responding to your latest batch of comments have been pushed
to the wip-haskell-… branch.
Thanks again!
p.
