cabal-install versions not most current

[ysangkok]

Looking at Cabal.hs, it seems that 3.10.2.0 is used when 3.10.3.0 could be used instead.

Also, 3.8 is not present, why?

Also, 3.6.2.0 is used even though GHCup has 3.6.2.0-p1 available with some patch applied. Is the p1 representable in Haskell-CI?

I am having a hard time understanding what this mapping is supposed to target.

EDIT: cabal-install-3.12.1.0 is now available in GHCup, so that could be added too

[phadej]

To clarify the commit closing this issue: The mapping in Cabal module was there to map short versions to long ones for GHCUP, e.g. from 3.10 to 3.10.2.0.

I am having a hard time understanding what this mapping is supposed to target.

The mapping was above. hvr-ppa had packages named cabal-install-3.0, cabal-install-3.2 etc, and you got the most recent in the series through those. The mapping from short to full versions was needed for ghcup.

Also, 3.8 is not present, why?

I guess, it wasn't ever used. I don't remember which cabal-install issue was blocking it. (#606 wasn't merged, and we jumped to 3.9.0.0)

Also, 3.6.2.0 is used even though GHCup has 3.6.2.0-p1 available with some patch applied

The p1 version is not representable with Version datatype, it's not worth patching it. (ALso I have no idea what's the change in p1, which lessens the motivation)

EDIT: cabal-install-3.12.1.0 is now available in GHCup, so that could be added too

It will be. But you can also specify cabal-install-version: 3.12.1.0 if you wish already today.