Re: Template Haskell and haskell-src-exts

On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 10:47:10PM +0100, Thomas Schilling wrote:
> Wouldn't that make haskell-src-exts a boot package?  I think that would
> mean that users could upgrade haskell-src-exts independently, but won't be
> able to use the upgraded version and TH in the same program.  Or am I
> missing something?

If I've understood correctly, then haskell-src-exts would be more than
just a boot package: It would be intimately tied to GHC. Any change in
its interface would need to be reflected in the compiler
(e.g. compiler/hsSyn/Convert.lhs, compiler/deSugar/DsMeta.hs).

I'd suggest that it be added to the list of packages that cabal doesn't
upgrade by default (http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/7200).


Thanks
Ian