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Re: MTL vs Transformers



Clifford Beshers wrote:

> Another alternative is to simply force the user to explicitly select the
> appropriate package in the source code, with the syntax:
> 
> import "mtl" Control.Monad.Trans
> 
> Ugly, but the packaging is easier.

That means a patch for each and every package that depends on either
mtl or transformers. In the future there may be other packages that
require similar tweaks.

Honestly, I think that although the modification ot haskell-devscripts
is mor work, it provides the "right" solution as it is closer to what
cabal-install does.

Erik
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