Bug#1002296: ITP: dh-haskell -- Debhelper build system for cabal-based Haskell packages

[Sean Whitton <spwhitton@spwhitton.name>]

On Tue 21 Dec 2021 at 12:57PM -08, Felix Lechner wrote:

> Package: wnpp
> Severity: wishlist
> X-Debbugs-Cc: debian-haskell@lists.debian.org
>
> * Package name    : dh-haskell
>   Version         : 0.5
>   Upstream Author : Felix Lechner <felix.lechner@lease-up.com>
> * URL             : https://salsa.debian.org/lechner/dh-haskell
> * License         : GPL-3+
>   Programming Lang: Perl
>   Description     : Debhelper build system for cabal-based Haskell packages
>
> Version 0.4 was dropped from unstable on 2018-11-04 at the author's
> request in #912000. While the software seemed not useful then, the dh
> sequencer is now the dominant build system. [1]
>
> This version is a simple, but complete rewrite based on
> /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/hlibrary.mk. It was tested with a Haskell
> executable that is not in the archive, but not yet with any libraries
> or documentation. Further adaptation may be required.
>
> Going forward, I would like to maintain the software, potentially
> jointly, as a prospective member of the Haskell Group!

Having this alternative available in the archive is fine, of course, but
the Haskell team are unlikely to be willing to adopt it for
team-maintained packages.  It is unlikely to be judged a worthwhile
transition, given the complexity of the existing tools.

-- 
Sean Whitton