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See LineCommentSyntax on the wiki, ticket #42

intervals, not open intervals.

(Also tidy source to 80-column width.)

(12:10:13) Marvin--: SyntaxLaptop: the example Setup.lhs on page 3 is wrong, it should import defaultMain and set main = defaultMain
(12:10:46) Marvin--: SyntaxLaptop: and I think we call it sdist, not src-dist?
(12:20:38) Marvin--: SyntaxLaptop:  \"funky, path\\\\name\"   is really broken, it should be  "funky, path\\name"
(12:20:47) Marvin--: the escapes comes from being in a haskell string in the module! :)

(12:22:10) Marvin--: hmm, now I think I remember what the issue with the dashes was
(12:23:08) Marvin--: oh, and it should be documented exactly what paths look like
(12:23:43) Marvin--: page 18 says import Distribution.Make (setup), that damn well should be defaultMain too ;-)
(13:14:15) igloo: Oh, Marvin, am I being dopey or does the new spec not answer my questions about eh example at the start?
(13:14:37) igloo: e.g. how does it know which files are part of the package

* updated test case for package description file.
* Added note about chasing dependencies and "modules" field:
   Note that in the future, though the Modules field will be
   available, it will not be necessary to provide it for building
   executables and libraries.  Instead, the user will provide only the
   "Main-Is" field (for executables) and the "Exposed-Modules" field
   (for libraries).  The system will chase down dependencies from
   those modules and include them in the library or source
   distributions.

FIX/TODO: Provide BNF-type grammar, especially for field contents,
remove below checklist and questions, fix package filename.

Added example package description and more syntax.  Please
double-check.

** Peter Packager, as an umbrella for Rowland et al
** Isabella Installer, as someone who uses Peter's packages

* Added some notes on the personas to clarify against the perception
  that they are non-overlapping roles.

* Added a little "layered tools" section, just to get this on record.

* Some reformatting

* Changed pkg.desc to Setup.description.  Open to suggestions on this.
  Made an "entity" so it can be easily changed.

* changed "tests and design notes may be omitted" to "design notes may
  be omitted" in order to change emphasis.

* Clarified that --prefix and --install-prefix are for file locations
  only, having nothing to do with "grafting" or whatever.

* Small formatting stuff

* Implemented Keith Wansbrough's suggestions.

** noted that the #! line isn't a requirement, just a convinience.
   Clarified that you can compile and run the Setup script if you want.

** Clarified that user and system modules where exposed modules
   overlap can both be registered.  "(However, one may register a
   system package which exposes a module with the same name as a user
   package, and vice-versa.)"

** some "setup" to "./Setup.lhs"

** Added rubric of --user having no effect when together with
   --install-prefix.

Some reformatting of code.

* Made this into an "entity" so it's easy to change back.
* changed pkgname-num to pkgname=num (revert if you want)

* Changed "no provision for installing the compiled files anywhere
  other than the place specified in the --prefix flag" to something
  more accurate, since the "install" command actually has
  --install-prefix.

* Added "main modules" to list of things needed in a package
  description

* Changed date
* added &hps; entity, so we can change the name if we want :)

which can take a Haskell package and generate a template RPM spec
file etc.