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  "path": "/t/ann-new-release-of-sbv-v13-6/13756#post_7",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-04T15:14:05.000Z",
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  "textContent": "andreasabel:\n\n> Categorically deprecating all versions but the latest effectively achieves nothing.\n\nAgreed!\n\nAs a minor note, Hackage has both deprecated and preferred versions. For example the HaskellNet package has version 0.5.2 deprecated and all versions <0.5.2 non-preferred. The Hackage documentation says:\n\n> Preferred and deprecated versions can be used to influence Cabal’s decisions about which versions of PKG to install. If a range of versions is preferred, it means that the installer won’t install a non-preferred package version unless it is explicitly specified or if it’s the only choice the installer has. Deprecating a version adds a range which excludes just that version. All of this information is collected in the preferred-versions file that’s included in the index tarball.\n>\n> If all the available versions of a package are non-preferred or deprecated, cabal-install will treat this the same as if none of them are. This feature doesn’t affect whether or not to install a package, only for selecting versions after a given package has decided to be installed. Entire-package deprecation is also available, but it’s separate from preferred versions.",
  "title": "[ANN] New release of SBV (v13.6)"
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