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+synopsis: Expose BuildFlags and ClientHaddockFlags
+packages: cabal-install
+prs: #8353
+issues: #8351
+
+description: {
+
+Some types are present in public functions in cabal-install, but they are not exported.
+This PR fix it for BuildFlags and ClientHaddockFlags.
+
+}
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