Maybe I don't understand how sudo works, but why is cabal installing in
#611: protect users from themselves when they use sudo inappropriately ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Reporter: duncan | Owner: Type: enhancement | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: Cabal library | Version: Severity: normal | Keywords: Difficulty: unknown | Ghcversion: Platform: | ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Comment(by duncan): Replying to [comment:1 draconx]: the user's home directory when running as root in the first place?
It should be installing packages in root's home directory if you do
this. I think sudo does not change the $HOME environment variable since it doesn't really "log in" as a the root user. -- Ticket URL: http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/hackage/ticket/611#comment:2 Hackage http://haskell.org/cabal/ Hackage: Cabal and related projects