haskell / haskell/cabal

Include 'cabal-install' autocompletion script into official cabal bindist

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cabal-install: autocomplete release type: discussion
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Description

This will enable `ghcup` to configure cabal autocompletion upon installation. See the corresponding issue:

* https://gitlab.haskell.org/haskell/ghcup-hs/-/issues/350

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start by locating the cabal-install autocompletion script and the official cabal bindist packaging entry point. Check the corresponding ghcup-hs issue for integration context, then verify that the distributed bindist contains the script and allows ghcup to configure autocompletion.

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Assessment

Tech stack
haskell
Domain
cli, release
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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