-mkVerbosity :: [String] -> Verbosity
-mkVerbosity [] = normal
-mkVerbosity ['-':'v':v] = readEOrFail flagToVerbosity v
-mkVerbosity args = error ("Bad arguments: " ++ show args)
+-- XXX We should really make Cabal do the hardwork here
+parseArgs :: [String]
+ -> (Verbosity, -- verbosity
+ FilePath, -- dist prefix
+ Bool) -- enable shell wrappers?
+parseArgs = f normal defaultDistPref False
+ where f v dp esw (('-':'v':val):args)
+ = f (readEOrFail flagToVerbosity val) dp esw args
+ f v _ esw ("--distpref":dp:args) = f v dp esw args
+ f v dp _ ("--enable-shell-wrappers":args) = f v dp True args
+ f v dp esw [] = (v, dp, esw)
+ f _ _ _ args = error ("Bad arguments: " ++ show args)