[darcs-devel] return darcs to stackage ?

[Simon Michael]

Hi Guillaume.. in case it wasn't clear, both 1 and 2 are required.


> On Dec 6, 2017, at 6:31 AM, Guillaume Hoffmann <guillaumh at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Simon,
> 
> thanks, the easiest solution seems to be 1 to me, let me do it within
> a couple of hours.
> 
> Also, related: http://bugs.darcs.net/patch1626
> 
> Guillaume
> 
> 2017-12-05 21:40 GMT-03:00 Simon Michael <simon at joyful.com>:
>> Hey all,
>> 
>> recently https://github.com/fpco/stackage/issues/3048 announced that darcs
>> has been removed from stackage nightly, due to "bounds: graphviz < 2999.19".
>> 
>> If there's interest in getting darcs into stackage again (which I
>> recommend), I think the minimum that's required is:
>> 
>> 1. adjust 2.12.5's cabal file at http://hackage.haskell.org/package/darcs ,
>> creating a new revision allowing "graphviz < 2999.20. Requires hackage edit
>> rights for the darcs package (Ganesh, Guillaume.. ?) I verified that
>> darcs-2.12.5 builds with the current graphviz-2999.19.0.0.
>> 
>> 2. then: file a PR against
>> https://github.com/fpco/stackage/blob/master/build-constraints.yaml adding
>> the darcs package under somebody's name. It's simplest if that person also
>> has authority to revise the darcs package on hackage. I can answer questions
>> about stackage maintenance if needed.
>> 
>> Best!
>> -Simon
>> 
>> 
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