#543: ghc global package db should live in /var not /usr ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Reporter: nr | Owner: Type: defect | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: Cabal library | Version: 1.6.0.1 Severity: normal | Resolution: Keywords: | Difficulty: unknown Ghcversion: 6.8.2 | Platform: Linux ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Changes (by duncan): * keywords: ghc package.conf => * summary: cabal requires root privileges in order to modify files in /usr/lib/ghc-6.8.2 => ghc global package db should live in /var not /usr Comment: Changing title to reflect the real issue. See also the ghc ticket http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/3184 that this depends on. -- Ticket URL: http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/hackage/ticket/543#comment:2 Hackage http://haskell.org/cabal/ Hackage: Cabal and related projects