Marco Túlio Gontijo e Silva <mar...@debian.org> writes: >> cabal-install currently suggests: >> >> Note: there is a new version of cabal-install available. >> To upgrade, run: cabal install cabal-install >> >> which makes perfect sense for user-installed cabal-install instances. >> But I think the version packaged by Debian should not recommend this, as >> Debian users more likely prefer updating cabal-install via apt-get. > > Do you think it should: > > 1) Be removed? > 2) Check if this is the newer debian version (probably in the sources.list > from > the user) and suggest updating using apt-get? > > I tend to prefer 1, but I'd like to hear your, and others, point of view on > this.
Personally, I'd prefer the first option too. The second sounds way too error prone, and it's a job better left to other mechanisms that were designed to remind the user about possible Debian upgrades. I don't think cabal should know anything about debian packages at all - it's not its job. Therefore, checking if it's debian package is up-to-date is none of its business, either. -- |8], a random haskell user -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org