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Adding bounds to library with common stanza results in malformed cabal file #26

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Given https://hackage.haskell.org/package/ede-0.3.2.0/revision/0.cabal, if I run

$ hackage-cli add-bound aeson '< 1.6' ede-0.3.2.0.cabal

, hackage-cli applies the following patch:

@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ common base
   other-modules:    Paths_ede
 
 library
+  build-depends: aeson <1.6
+
   import:          base
   hs-source-dirs:  lib
   exposed-modules:

If I try to push this revision, the response is:

Warning: ede-0.3.2.0.cabal:61:3: Unknown field: "import"
Pushing "ede-0.3.2.0.cabal" (ede-0.3.2.0~0) [review-mode] ...
Hackage response was (after 0.622 secs):
================================================================================
Errors:

Cannot remove existing library dependency on &#39;base&#39; in library  component

================================================================================

cabal check reveals:

Warning: These warnings may cause trouble when distributing the package:
Warning: ede.cabal:61:3: Unknown field: import. Common stanza imports should
be at the top of the enclosing section
Warning: Hackage would reject this package.

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