haskell/cabal — pull request #1148 by benmachine (2012-12-13 01:57:35+00:00)
Title: Compatibility code

I attach a commit that removes code that didn't compile unless you were neither on Hugs nor on GHC > 6.6. I suspect it hasn't been compiled in a long time, and since Cabal now depends on base >= 4 I don't think it is relevant any more.

I'm hoping to also start a discussion more generally about what build conditions we expect. I think it's important to state clearly and publically what build setups are still supported, so we can discard old unused code and simplify the job of new contributors.

(The readme still makes reference to GHC 6.4.1! That, too, should probably be amended).