Remove an allow-newer (#3989)

* Remove an allow-newer

* Cut down the nix workflow more

Author: michaelpj

.github/workflows/nix.yml

@@ -58,9 +58,11 @@ jobs:
       with:
         name: haskell-language-server
         authToken: ${{ secrets.HLS_CACHIX_AUTH_TOKEN }}
+    # Don't try and run the build (although that would be a good
+    # test), it takes a long time and we have sometimes had
+    # glibc incompatibilities with the runners
     - run: |
-        nix develop --print-build-logs --command cabal update
-        nix develop --print-build-logs --command cabal build
+        nix develop --print-build-logs --command true
 
   nix_post_job:
     if: always()

cabal.project

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ packages:
          ./plugins/hls-overloaded-record-dot-plugin
          ./plugins/hls-semantic-tokens-plugin
 
-index-state: 2024-01-17T16:04:21Z
+index-state: 2024-01-19T00:00:00Z
 
 tests: True
 test-show-details: direct
@@ -89,10 +89,10 @@ if impl(ghc >= 9.1)
     ekg-core:ghc-prim
 
 if impl(ghc >= 9.7)
+  -- ekg packagess are old and unmaintained, but we
+  -- don't rely on them for the mainline build, so
+  -- this is okay
   allow-newer:
     ekg-core:text,
     -- https://github.com/haskell-primitive/primitive-unlifted/issues/39
     primitive-unlifted:bytestring,
-    -- https://github.com/obsidiansystems/commutative-semigroups/issues/13
-    commutative-semigroups:base,
-    commutative-semigroups:template-haskell,

flake.lock

@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@
           shell-ghc92 = mkDevShell pkgs.haskell.packages.ghc92;
           shell-ghc94 = mkDevShell pkgs.haskell.packages.ghc94;
           shell-ghc96 = mkDevShell pkgs.haskell.packages.ghc96;
+          shell-ghc98 = mkDevShell pkgs.haskell.packages.ghc98;
         };
 
         packages = {