#551: cabal-install config file lacking ---------------------------------+------------------------------------------ Reporter: guest | Owner: Type: defect | Status: new Priority: high | Milestone: cabal-install-0.6 Component: cabal-install tool | Version: 1.6.0.1 Severity: normal | Keywords: Difficulty: unknown | Ghcversion: Platform: Mac OS | ---------------------------------+------------------------------------------ 1. cabal-install can't work without a remote package server address.[[BR]] 2. this server should be specified in the ~/.cabal/config file.[[BR]] 3. cabal-install 0.6.2 does not provide such a file.[[BR]] 4. instructions on cabal-install page say that this file will be downloaded through a "cabal update" command.[[BR]] 5. however as no server is provided, "cabal update" can't download anything...[[BR]] 6. Goto step 2...[[BR]] -- Ticket URL: http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/hackage/ticket/551 Hackage http://haskell.org/cabal/ Hackage: Cabal and related projects