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3115	mark ghc.cabal so that unsuspecting newbies don't try to edit it	nr		"Please change the configure/build system so that (a) ghc.cabal is not writable and (b) it contains a comment at the top saying that people wishing to add source files to the compiler should extend file ghc.cabal.in and re-run ../configure; they should ''not'' edit ghc.cabal directly.

I know of two people who have fallen into this pit; let's not have any more.
"	feature request	closed	normal	6.12.1	Build System	6.11	fixed			Unknown/Multiple	Unknown/Multiple		Unknown