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doc/cabal-package-description-file.rst

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Some packages (ab)use :pkg-field:`build-depends` on old-style builds, but
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this has a few major drawbacks. First, with Nix-style builds it's considered
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an error if you depend on a exe-only package via build-depends: the solver
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will refuse it. Next, it may or may not place the executable on ``PATH``.
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Finally, it does not ensure the correct version of the package is installed,
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so you might end up overwriting versions with each other.
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will refuse it. Next, build-depends may or may not place the executable on
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``PATH``. Finally, build-depends does not ensure the correct version of the
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package is installed, so you might end up overwriting versions with each
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other.

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