Peter Simons

Suppose I have a package set that contains `doctest-0.13.0`, and now I add a package to that which requires `doctest >= 0.14`. When someone tries to compile that package, then...

> I don't understand why this is hard. Well, just make a PR then! :smile:

Well, if the test fails randomly, then I'll have to remove the package from the NixOS distribution (or at least disable the test suite altogether). We can't have our volunteers...

I opened https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/5813 about this issue. Let's see what the cabal gurus think about this.

The problem with attribute values is that they have wildly differing structures and acceptable values. `AttributeValue` doesn't capture that complexity in its type. This makes `toValue` into a dangerous sledge...

You can have any interest interval you want with `--annual-schedule`.

> You mean without that option, the interest rate is only "paid" at the end of a year? But then, why is the transaction "1% interest for …" with 0...

Is this package still maintained?

Can this issue be closed? It appears that 44b01ba fixes it, no?

Thank you very much for the clarification. I've added an appropriate revert in NixOS, too: https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/commit/2b71e4643e33c427c26efc16b69765170b292cca.