ghc-9.6.3 and support for ghc-9.8.1

.github/workflows/applications.yml

@@ -131,13 +131,13 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         MATRIX="$(jq -c '.' <<EOF
         {
-          "ghc": ["9.6.2"],
+          "ghc": ["9.6.3", "9.8.1"],
           "cabal": ["3.10"],
           "os": ["ubuntu-20.04", "ubuntu-22.04"],
           "use-freeze-file": ["false"],
           "include": [
             {
-              "ghc": "9.6.2",
+              "ghc": "9.6.3",
               "cabal": "3.10",
               "os" : "ubuntu-20.04",
               "use-freeze-file": "true"
@@ -623,10 +623,10 @@ jobs:
         # when adding more than one build, use a different package name or
         # different tags
         include:
-        - ghc: "9.6.2"
+        - ghc: "9.6.3"
           os: "ubuntu-20.04"
           use-freeze-file: "false"
-        - ghc: "9.6.2"
+        - ghc: "9.6.3"
           os: "ubuntu-20.04"
           use-freeze-file: "true"
     env:

cabal.project

@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ package chainweb
     tests: True
     benchmarks: True
 
+if impl(ghc >= 9.8.1)
+    package chainweb
+        ghc-options: -Wno-x-partial
+
 package pact
     ghc-options: -Wwarn
     optimization: True
@@ -145,9 +149,26 @@ allow-newer: servant:*
 -- These packages are tightly bound to the GHC version and these
 -- settings ensure that we use the versions that are shipped with the
 -- GHC version that we are using.
+allow-newer: *:Cabal
+allow-newer: *:array
 allow-newer: *:base
-allow-newer: *:tempalte-haskell
+allow-newer: *:bytestring
+allow-newer: *:containers
+allow-newer: *:deepseq
+allow-newer: *:directory
+allow-newer: *:exceptions
+allow-newer: *:ghc-compact
 allow-newer: *:ghc-prim
+allow-newer: *:integer-gmp
+allow-newer: *:mtl
+allow-newer: *:parsec
+allow-newer: *:pretty
+allow-newer: *:process
+allow-newer: *:stm
+allow-newer: *:template-haskell
+allow-newer: *:text
+allow-newer: *:time
+allow-newer: *:transformers
 
 -- Pact uses a vendored version of trifecta that has outdated
 -- upper bounds