Splitting a package apart - normal package review needed?

Patrice Dumas pertusus at free.fr
Mon Oct 13 07:37:47 UTC 2008


On Sun, Oct 12, 2008 at 06:41:59PM -0700, Bryan O'Sullivan wrote:
> We're pondering splitting the ghc (Glasgow Haskell Compiler) package
> into two: bsae ghc (retaining the ghc name) and ghc-platform (standard
> libraries). The need for this is driven by the fact that ghc and its
> standard libraries are going to be developed separately, and released
> on different cycles. (The "ghc-" prefix for the platform package
> merely denotes that it's Haskell code built to work with GHC.)
> 
> Given this, is there any reason to put the new ghc-platform package
> through the normal package review process, or would there be some way
> to fast-track it?

I think that a new review is required, but I would suggest that you put
in CC the person who approved the ghc package such that this goes fast.

--
Pat




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