tweag/asterius

Implement Asterius Hackage Overlay

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#587 opened on Apr 17, 2020

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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. This is the tracking issue for the Asterius Hackage Overlay.

Describe the solution you'd like We should implement and host a Hackage overlay, similar to head.hackage and mobile haskell overlay. The reason is:

  • We already patch some boot libs anyway. Moving the patches to the overlay can simplify and speed up the booting process, since the patched packages can be installed by ahc-cabal along with the unpatched ones.
  • Some of the packages on Hackage require patching to work. A Hackage overlay is a principled way of maintaining patched packages.

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Research direction
Study how head.hackage and mobilehaskell/hackage overlay work. Then implement a similar overlay for Asterius, focusing on patching boot libs and common packages that need patches for WebAssembly compilation.
Tech stack
wasm
Domain
backend
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
Over 1 week
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
HaskellCabalGit
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
30