hlint-3.8 fails to compile with ghc-9.8.1 about hlint

[shayne-fletcher]

my read is this build failure arose against ghc-lib-parser-ex 9.8.0.1 (the type of isStrictMatch in that version is wrong). there was like a 1 or 2 day window in which it was the prevailing version. that has since been fixed by the release of ghc-lib-parser-ex-9.8.0.2. i've verified hlint-3.8 against the latest packages from hackage builds and test ok with ghc-9.8.1. i think we're ok now. thanks for letting me know about the failure in any case.

[shayne-fletcher]

the linked log doesn't exhibit the error?

Indeed, the error has disappeared! It seems like an update to one of hlint's dependencies has fixed the issue. hlint itself hasn't changed -- it's the same version that used to fail 2 days ago. Very weird.

the hlint-3.8 cabal has bounds on ghc-lib-parser-ex like this:

    build-depends:
        ghc-lib-parser-ex >= 9.8.0.0 && < 9.8.1

so it's sensitive to upgrades of that component (by design). i broke it with 9.8.0.1 and fixed it again with 9.8.0.2. mea culpa!

[shayne-fletcher]

i have been working through some problems with isStrictMatch. it looks like i've made things worse. working on it.

[shayne-fletcher]

the linked log doesn't exhibit the error?

[peti]

the linked log doesn't exhibit the error?

Indeed, the error has disappeared! It seems like an update to one of hlint's dependencies has fixed the issue. hlint itself hasn't changed -- it's the same version that used to fail 2 days ago. Very weird.