#429: Strange error that seems related to repos field in config ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Reporter: waern | Owner: Type: defect | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: Cabal library | Version: 1.6.0.1 Severity: normal | Keywords: Difficulty: normal | Ghcversion: 6.10.1 Platform: | ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- I'm reporting this although I don't really know what the problem is. I installed cabal-install using GHC 6.10.1. When I tried to use it, it complained that the it couldn't open the file 'Ê', or some other strange, seemingly random, one-character long file name. An strace revealed that just before trying to open the file it reads the repos: field from the config file in ~/.cabal. That field was set to "hackage.haskell.org:http://hackage.haskell.org/packages/archive". I tried removing the initial "hackage.haskell.org:", and them cabal-install works. Not sure what this is, but I couldn't find something about it in the bug tracker after a quick search. -- Ticket URL: http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/hackage/ticket/429 Hackage http://haskell.org/cabal/ Hackage: Cabal and related projects