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Some cosmetics on the 3.8 changelogs (#8214) 


* Some cosmetics on the 3.8 changelogs

* More cosmetics on the 3.8 changelogs

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### Significant changes ### Significant changes
- Cabal init rewrite [#1074](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/1074) [#6758](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/6758) [#6864](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/6864) [#7251](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/7251) [#7255](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/7255) [#7256](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/7256) [#7273](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/7273) - `cabal init` rewrite [#1074](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/1074) [#6758](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/6758) [#6864](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/6864) [#7251](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/7251) [#7255](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/7255) [#7256](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/7256) [#7273](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/7273)
- Restructures the `cabal init` command to fix historical - Restructures the `cabal init` command to fix historical
issues. All flags are preserved. issues. All flags are preserved.
- Codebases for interactive and non-interactive flags - Codebases for interactive and non-interactive flags
are disentangled. are disentangled.
- Data structures now exploit relevant stanza structure - Data structures now exploit relevant stanza structure
and formatters only care about stanza data and formatters only care about stanza data.
- Heuristics and prompts have a pure and impure implementation. - Heuristics and prompts have a pure and impure implementation.
- Sets default behavior to be `--interactive` as opposed to - Sets default behavior to be `--interactive` as opposed to
`--non-interactive`. `--non-interactive`.
- Rewrites tests to achieve 98% coverage - Rewrites tests to achieve 98% coverage
- Golden files now test every stanza individually - Golden files now test every stanza individually.
- Every flag is covered by a unit test - Every flag is covered by a unit test.
- Interactive, simple, and non-interactive workflows are - Interactive, simple, and non-interactive workflows are
covered. covered.
- Make Paths_ modules work with non-standard preludes again [#7494](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/7494) [#7649](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/7649) - Make `Paths_` modules work with non-standard preludes again [#7494](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/7494) [#7649](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/7649)
- Reverts #7510 that failed on Windows when used with pre-generated scripts included in packages such as network, time, process. - Reverts [#7510](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/#7510) that failed on Windows when used with pre-generated scripts included in packages such as `network`, `time`, `process`.
- Adds a subtler fix/workaround for the deficiencies of new autoconf versions on Windows. - Adds a subtler fix/workaround for the deficiencies of new `autoconf` versions on Windows.
- Windows: rewrite paths to configure [#7494](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/7494) [#7649](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/7649) - Windows: rewrite paths to configure [#7494](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/7494) [#7649](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/7649)
- Expose `cabal-install` as library [#1597](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/1597) [#3781](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/3781) [#4798](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/4798) [#6090](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/6090) [#7224](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/7224) [#7358](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7358) - Expose `cabal-install` as library [#1597](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/1597) [#3781](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/3781) [#4798](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/4798) [#6090](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/6090) [#7224](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/7224) [#7358](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7358)
- Conditionals and imports in cabal.project files [#7556](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/7556) [#7783](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7783)
Cabal.project files now allow conditional logic on compiler version, arch, etc. as well as imports of other local or remote project of freeze files (both old and new style). - Conditionals and imports in `cabal.project` files [#7556](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/7556) [#7783](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7783)
### Other changes `cabal.project` files now allow conditional logic on compiler version, arch, etc. as well as imports of other local or remote project of freeze files (both old and new style).
- CI setup [#6959](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/6959) - Split out package `Cabal-syntax` for `.cabal` file syntax and parsing [#7559](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/7559) [#7620](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7620)
- Remove travis scripts ### Other changes
- Remove World file functionality [#6767](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/6767) [#7746](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7746) - Remove `world` file functionality [#6767](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/6767) [#7746](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7746)
In v1-install, 'world' was used to trace what packages have been In `v1-install`, `world` was used to trace what packages have been
installed, and re-install everything that is listed in it on-demand. However, in installed, and re-install everything that is listed in it on-demand. However, in
v2-install, this is no longer needed, and outdated. `v2-install`, this is no longer needed, and outdated.
Additionally, 'world' code-path is probably not up-to-date, remove it instead of Additionally, `world` code-path is probably not up-to-date, remove it instead of
having partial features. having partial features.
- Don't generate `world` file in `~/.cabal` when `v1-install` is executed. - Don't generate `world` file in `~/.cabal` when `v1-install` is executed.
...@@ -54,7 +53,7 @@ cabal-install 3.8.0.20220526 Changelog ...@@ -54,7 +53,7 @@ cabal-install 3.8.0.20220526 Changelog
- Remove meta-target `world` from `v1-install`. - Remove meta-target `world` from `v1-install`.
- default configuration no longer written when config file is given explicitly [#7705](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/7705) [#7715](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7715) - A default configuration is no longer written when a config file is given explicitly [#7705](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/7705) [#7715](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7715)
- When no config file exists, `cabal` commands will create a default one. - When no config file exists, `cabal` commands will create a default one.
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- If no config file is given explicitly, and the default config file - If no config file is given explicitly, and the default config file
(relative to `CABAL_DIR`) does not exist, it is created as it used to be. (relative to `CABAL_DIR`) does not exist, it is created as it used to be.
- use `nroff -man | less` instead of `man` as backend for `cabal man` [#7714](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/7714) [#7726](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7726) - Use `nroff -man | less` instead of `man` as backend for `cabal man` [#7714](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/7714) [#7726](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7726)
The previous implementation of `cabal man` used `man` as backend to The previous implementation of `cabal man` used `man` as backend to
view the generated manpage file. However, macOS' and BSD's `man` does view the generated manpage file. However, macOS' and BSD's `man` does
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CI). Note that `nroff` is not necessarily a prerequisite of a package CI). Note that `nroff` is not necessarily a prerequisite of a package
containing `man`. containing `man`.
- Use Win32 >= 2.8 to get Win32.sYNCHRONIZE [#7835](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/7835) [#7982](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7982) - Use `Win32 >= 2.8` to get `Win32.sYNCHRONIZE` [#7835](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/7835) [#7982](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7982)
#7982 also completes a changelog entry for Cabal-3.6.1.0, noting it is required for cabal-install >= 3.6 #7982 also completes a changelog entry for `Cabal-3.6.1.0`, noting it is required for `cabal-install >= 3.6`.
- Handle option argument parse errors without 'error' [#7573](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/7573) [#7579](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7579) - Handle option argument parse errors without `error` [#7573](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/7573) [#7579](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7579)
- Errors parsing arguments such as `-v=3` no longer result in - Errors parsing arguments such as `-v=3` no longer result in
stack traces. stack traces.
- `Distribution.ReadE.readEOrFail` was removed. - `Distribution.ReadE.readEOrFail` was removed.
- Add 'preferred-versions' support for LocalIndexRepo [#7294](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/7294) [#7295](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7295) - Add `preferred-versions` support for `LocalIndexRepo` [#7294](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/7294) [#7295](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7295)
- Previously, the only repo-index-type that reads the preferred-versions file is `RepoRemote`. - Previously, the only repo-index-type that reads the preferred-versions file was `RepoRemote`.
`LocalIndexRepo` now also supports parsing `preferred-versions` file, main purpose is to write tests. `LocalIndexRepo` now also supports parsing `preferred-versions` file, main purpose is to write tests.
As a nice side-effect, users can provide their own overlay over package sets to restrict or prefer certain package versions. As a nice side-effect, users can provide their own overlay over package sets to restrict or prefer certain package versions.
- Add 'preferred-versions' support for LocalIndexRepo [#5603](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/5603) [#7249](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/7249) [#7296](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7296) - Add `preferred-versions` support for `cabal outdated` [#5603](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/5603) [#7249](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/7249) [#7296](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7296)
- `cabal outdated` honours the 'preferred-versions' file which might deprecate or prefer certain - `cabal outdated` honours the `preferred-versions` file which might deprecate or prefer certain
versions of packages. In particular, if the only newer version of a package has been deprecated, versions of packages. In particular, if the only newer version of a package has been deprecated,
`cabal outdated` should not report that there are newer versions available. `cabal outdated` should not report that there are newer versions available.
- changes to cabal v2-configure [#5591](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/5591) [#7180](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/7180) [#7405](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/7405) [#7402](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7402) - Changes to `cabal v2-configure` [#5591](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/5591) [#7180](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/7180) [#7405](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/7405) [#7402](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7402)
- Removes the --dry-run part of the v2-configure command - removes the `--dry-run` part of the `v2-configure` command
- Adds --enable-append and --disable-append flags to v2-configure, which toggle the option for the new configuration to be appended to the old config file - add `--enable-append` and `--disable-append` flags to `v2-configure`, which toggle the option for the new configuration to be appended to the old config file
- Adds --enable-backup and --disable-backup flags to v2-configure, which toggle the backup feature for the configuration file - add `--enable-backup` and `--disable-backup` flags to `v2-configure`, which toggle the backup feature for the configuration file
- standalone tests for cabal init [#7410](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/7410) [#7424](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7424) - Standalone tests for `cabal init` [#7410](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/7410) [#7424](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7424)
- changes the behaviour of the --tests flag for cabal init, - change the behaviour of the `--tests` flag for `cabal init`,
see https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/7410#issuecomment-849913926 see https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/7410#issuecomment-849913926
- adds a new value TestSuite for the PackageType type - add a new value `TestSuite` for the `PackageType` type
- Print error message if not freeze file can be found [#7406](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/7406) [#7440](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7440) - `cabal outdated --v2-freeze-file` prints error message if no freeze file can be found [#7406](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/7406) [#7440](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7440)
Instead of ignoring a missing .freeze file, abort execution and print an error message. Instead of ignoring a missing `.freeze` file, abort execution and print an error message.
- Make cabal respect setgid permission bit when creating directories [#7560](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/7560) [#7572](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7572) - Make `cabal` respect `setgid` permission bit when creating directories [#7560](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/7560) [#7572](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7572)
- Previously cabal would override an admin's choice to use setgid on the - Previously `cabal` would override an admin's choice to use setgid on the
.cabal directory by using hardcoded file and directory modes upon `.cabal` directory by using hardcoded file and directory modes upon
creation. Instead we now take what the system decides and only add to creation. Instead we now take what the system decides and only add to
that set of permissions. that set of permissions.
- Glob expand extra-source-files when tracking for rebuild [#4746](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/4746) [#7608](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7608) - Glob expand `extra-source-files` when tracking for rebuild [#4746](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/4746) [#7608](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7608)
- Since 3.4, extra-source-files have been tracked by cabal-install in the rebuild-checking logic. However, this tracking did not, until this PR, take into account glob-expansion. - Since 3.4, `extra-source-files` have been tracked by cabal-install in the rebuild-checking logic. However, this tracking did not, until this PR, take into account glob-expansion.
- Improve error message when no test/benchmark is found [#5079](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/5079) [#5255](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/5255) [#7834](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7834) - Improve error message when no test/benchmark is found [#5079](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/5079) [#5255](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/5255) [#7834](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7834)
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- Script support improved or added across relevant commands. - Script support improved or added across relevant commands.
- `cabal run script` will now cache results and will not do a fresh build every time. - `cabal run script` will now cache results and will not do a fresh build every time.
- `cabal build script` added. It will build the cache for script. - `cabal build script` added: It will build the cache for script.
- `cabal repl script` added. It will open a repl for script using the cache if available. - `cabal repl script` added: It will open a repl for script using the cache if available.
- `cabal clean script` added. It will clean the cache for script. - `cabal clean script` added: It will clean the cache for script.
- `cabal clean` will now remove script caches for which there is no marching script. - `cabal clean` will now remove script caches for which there is no marching script.
- `cabal list-bin` now works with scripts - `cabal list-bin` now works with scripts
- The name of the generated script executable has been changed from "script" to - The name of the generated script executable has been changed from "script" to
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- Scripts now support a project metadata block that allows them to use options - Scripts now support a project metadata block that allows them to use options
that would normally be set in a cabal.project file. that would normally be set in a cabal.project file.
- Remove Distribution.Client.Compat.FilePerms [#7948](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7948) - Remove `Distribution.Client.Compat.FilePerms` [#7948](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7948)
- Remove the module Distribution.Client.Compat.FilePerms, since it's - Remove the module `Distribution.Client.Compat.FilePerms`, since it's
both dead code and duplicates code from Distribution.Compat.CopyFile. both dead code and duplicates code from `Distribution.Compat.CopyFile`.
- Avoid malformed range requests [#5952](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/5952) [#7970](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7970) - Avoid malformed range requests [#5952](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/5952) [#7970](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7970)
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- Command-line `ghc-options` only applies to local packages - Command-line `ghc-options` only applies to local packages
- `program-options` stanza only applies to local packages - `program-options` stanza only applies to local packages
- Improve error message for empty --allow-newer= [#7740](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/7740) [#8140](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/8140) - Improve error message for empty `--allow-newer=` [#7740](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/7740) [#8140](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/8140)
Instead of internal error, the message now explains that empty argument for Instead of internal error, the message now explains that empty argument for
`--allow-newer=` is not allowed and reminds what `--allow-newer` (with the empty
argument) means. argument) means.
- Create Cabal-syntax for .cabal files [#7559](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/7559) [#7620](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7620) - `cabal check` now fails when no upper bounds for `base` or `Cabal` are present in setup dependencies [#4683](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/4683) [#5370](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/5370) [#7409](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7409)
- 'cabal check' to fail when no upper bounds for base or Cabal are present in setup dependencies [#4683](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/4683) [#5370](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/5370) [#7409](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7409)
- Fix v2-haddock results in "unexpected status" [#6679](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/6679) [#7843](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7843) - Fix `v2-haddock` results in "unexpected status" [#6679](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/6679) [#7843](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7843)
- cabal v2 commands (install, repl, run) uses duplicate global config and rebuilds libs twice in the store [#6907](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/6907) [#7753](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7753) [#7759](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7759)
- '--repl-no-load' option skips startup modules load in REPL [#7541](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/7541) [#7578](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7578) - Fix that cabal v2 commands (`install`, `repl`, `run`) use duplicate global config and rebuild libs twice in the store [#6907](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/6907) [#7753](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7753) [#7759](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7759)
- `--repl-no-load` option skips startup modules load in REPL [#7541](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/7541) [#7578](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7578)
- Fix post-checkout-command crash when 0 exit status bug [#7641](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/7641) [#7847](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7847) - Fix post-checkout-command crash when 0 exit status bug [#7641](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/7641) [#7847](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7847)
- Fix list-bin to only choose the selected component [#7679](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/7679) [#7791](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7791)
- Fix `list-bin` to only choose the selected component [#7679](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/7679) [#7791](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7791)
- `cabal sdist` works in projects with `extra-packages` [#7698](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/7698) - `cabal sdist` works in projects with `extra-packages` [#7698](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/7698)
- Add -c alias for --constraint command line flag [#7765](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/7765) [#7766](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7766)
- Ensure that v2-sdist command respects the --ignore-project flag [#7965](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/7965) [#8109](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/8109) - Add `-c` alias for `--constraint` command line flag [#7765](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/7765) [#7766](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7766)
- Ensure that `v2-sdist` command respects the `--ignore-project` flag [#7965](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/7965) [#8109](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/8109)
- Make enable/disable nix flags easier to read [#8036](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/8036) [#8054](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/8054) - Make enable/disable nix flags easier to read [#8036](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/8036) [#8054](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/8054)
- Add "prompt" strategy when symlinking binaries. [#5672](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/5672) - Add "prompt" strategy when symlinking binaries. [#5672](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/5672)
- adds a verbosity flag "+nowarn", to suppress all warnings [#7286](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/7286) [#7470](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7470)
- lazily decode cache files for checking invalidation [#7466](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/7466) [#7516](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7516) - Add a verbosity flag `+nowarn`, to suppress all warnings [#7286](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/7286) [#7470](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7470)
- Add --open flag to `cabal haddock` [#7366](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/7366) [#7550](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7550)
- defer build-tools-depends choices as well as setup choices [#7532](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7532) [#7561](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7561) - Lazily decode cache files for checking invalidation [#7466](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/7466) [#7516](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7516)
- Add `--open` flag to `cabal haddock` [#7366](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/7366) [#7550](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7550)
- Defer `build-tools-depends` choices as well as setup choices [#7532](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7532) [#7561](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7561)
- Fix running GHCJS executables [#6175](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/6175) [#6361](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/6361) [#7575](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7575) - Fix running GHCJS executables [#6175](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/6175) [#6361](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/6361) [#7575](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7575)
- Support Git submodules in source-package-respository [#5536](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/5536) [#7625](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7625)
- Support Git submodules in `source-package-respository` [#5536](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/5536) [#7625](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7625)
- Add support for `--package-db` flags to v2 commands [#5773](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/5773) [#7676](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7676) - Add support for `--package-db` flags to v2 commands [#5773](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/5773) [#7676](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7676)
- cabal init now takes an optional argument and treats it as root directory for the new package [#7871](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/7871) [#7873](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7873)
- silence warning about world-file field being unrecognised for flat config files [#7894](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/7894) [#7903](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7903)
- fix Ctrl-C handling during package download [#6322](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/6322) [#7929](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7929)
- Fix the timestamp shown during cabal update [#7934](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7934)
- Remove bootstrapping plan files from version control, and simplify bootstrap update Makefile targets. [#7949](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7949)
- Sync repo darcs [#7137](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7137)
- *cabal-install-solver* Provide more context in error messages [#7468](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/7468) [#7473](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7473) - `cabal init` now takes an optional argument and treats it as root directory for the new package [#7871](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/7871) [#7873](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7873)
- Silence warning about `world`-file field being unrecognised for flat config files [#7894](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/7894) [#7903](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7903)
- Fix Ctrl-C handling during package download [#6322](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/6322) [#7929](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7929)
- Fix the timestamp shown during `cabal update` [#7934](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7934)
- Sync darcs repos [#7137](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7137)
- `cabal-install-solver`: Provide more context in error messages [#7468](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/7468) [#7473](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7473)
- Error messages for misspelled extensions and languages now provide additional context. - Error messages for misspelled extensions and languages now provide additional context.
- The error messages will provide a suggested fix if the misspelled extension or language is similar enough - The error messages will provide a suggested fix if the misspelled extension or language is similar enough
to known languages and extensions. to known languages and extensions.
### Internal changes
- Remove bootstrapping plan files from version control, and simplify bootstrap update `Makefile` targets. [#7949](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/7949)
- CI setup
- Remove Travis scripts [#6959](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/6959)
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