Changes to GHC that will expose new packages

[Magnus Therning]

On Mar 23, 2012 7:25 AM, "David Terei" <davidterei at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> So do we have any proposal for a way forward here? seems the options now
are:
>
> 1) Include mtl, haskeline, terminfo, utf8-string. Mark as hidden all
except mtl.
>
> 2) As above but rename all except mtl to be ghc-*
>
> 3) Discuss including packages that provide functionality equivalent to
> above packages in haskell platform, rework ghc code to depend on those
> instead, include all packages and expose them.
>
> 4) Fix cabal / ghc to allow ghc to depend on packages and have them
> remain truly internal
>
> I'd be happy with any of the first 3 and particularly the first 2 as
> it minimizes the work i need to do. Long term 4 seems to be the right
> approach.

Just to make sure it's explicit. Does this mean that breaking out GHCi to a
seperate package isn't an option?

If so, would it be possible to hear why?

/M
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