Ticket #2061 (closed bug: duplicate)

Opened 5 years ago

Last modified 5 years ago

ghc-pkg loops on mutually recursive package dependencies

Reported by: trevor Owned by:
Priority: normal Milestone:
Component: None Version: 6.8.2
Keywords: Cc:
Operating System: Linux Architecture: x86_64 (amd64)
Type of failure: Difficulty: Unknown
Test Case: Blocked By:
Blocking: Related Tickets:

Description

If you have two packages installed, A and B, with a dependency from B to A, it is possible to create a cyclic dependency by then adding a dependency in A to B and reinstalling it. The result is that ghc-pkg will loop, not detecting the cycle.

Change History

Changed 5 years ago by simonmar

  • status changed from new to closed
  • difficulty set to Unknown
  • resolution set to duplicate

Thanks for the report, we already have a ticket for this one: #1750.

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