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1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/dev-haskell/cabal-helper/metadata.xml b/dev-haskell/cabal-helper/metadata.xml index c37e984d8bd0..a4d5906e90a1 100644 --- a/dev-haskell/cabal-helper/metadata.xml +++ b/dev-haskell/cabal-helper/metadata.xml @@ -10,17 +10,17 @@ @cabal-helper@ uses a wrapper executable to compile the actual cabal-helper executable at runtime while linking against an arbitrary version of Cabal. This runtime-compiled helper executable is then used to extract - various bits and peices from Cabal\'s on disk state (dist/setup-config) - written by it's configure command. + various bits and peices from Cabal\'s on disk state (dist/setup-config) + written by it's configure command. In addition to this the wrapper executable also supports installing any version of Cabal from hackage in case it cannot be found in any available package database. The wrapper installs these instances of the Cabal library - into a private package database so as to not interfere with the user's + into a private package database so as to not interfere with the user's packages. Furthermore the wrapper supports one special case namely reading a state - file for Cabal itself. This is needed as Cabal compiles it's Setup.hs using + file for Cabal itself. This is needed as Cabal compiles it's Setup.hs using itself and not using any version of Cabal installed in any package database. @cabal-helper@ can compile with @Cabal >= 1.14@ but requires @Cabal >= 1.16@ |