haskell / haskell/cabal

hpack handler for cabal-install

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type: enhancement
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Description

It would be nice if cabal-install could detect a hpack package description file being present and called hpack in such cases, when it doesn't see a .cabal in the directory.

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Research direction

No file or test is named in the issue. Start by locating cabal-install's package-description detection entry point and inspect how it handles a directory without a .cabal file. Done means detecting the hpack package description and invoking hpack in that case, with coverage for the behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
haskell
Domain
build-system, cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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