Clearly state that invalid fields are ignored #6151
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Previously we would issue a warning of the following form when
we encountered a field that isn't supported by the cabal-version
declared in the cabal file:
The message, however, doesn't tell the user the consequence of this
warning. Consequently a user could easily be confused when the build
subsequently fail.
Avoid this possibility by clearly stating that the field value will be
ignored.
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