#289: symlink binaries into ~/bin ---------------------------------+------------------------------------------ Reporter: duncan | Owner: Type: enhancement | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: cabal-install-0.6 Component: cabal-install tool | Version: Severity: normal | Resolution: Keywords: | Difficulty: easy (<4 hours) Ghcversion: 6.8.2 | Platform: ---------------------------------+------------------------------------------ Comment (by guest): From alson [at] alsonkemp [dot] com: My issues with the current behavior are that it doesn't act as I would expect it to act (~/bin) and I don't really want to figure out to make it work correctly. While I can put on my hacker hat and solve the issue locally, the just-the-defaults-please user in me still isn't happy. A possible solution is to force the user to choose the location. This would: * Be quick and would be done once; * Make the situation perfectly clear; * Would alert the user to the future location of binaries. Something like if "bindir" isn't set in ~/.cabal/config, then force the user to set it _during the build_: {{{ I need to install some binaries to complete this package, but I'm not sure where you'd like me to place them. Common locations are: Windows: %APP_DATA%\GHC\bin Linux, MacOS, Unix: ~/bin This setting will be stored in the "bindir" setting of ~/.cabal/config. Where should I put them : _________________________________ }}} If it's difficult to interrupt the build process for interaction with the user, then, since rrrors currently get a bit lost in all of the cabal install text, scream at them to set bindir: {{{ =========================================================== =========================================================== I need to install some binaries to complete this package, but I'm not sure where you'd like me to place them. Common locations are: Windows: %APP_DATA%\GHC\bin Linux, MacOS, Unix: ~/bin *** Please set the "bindir" setting of ~/.cabal/config. *** *** Then re-run "cabal install". *** =========================================================== =========================================================== }}} Either of these would make me happy since I prefer loud-and-clear to silent-and-unexpected... -- Ticket URL: http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/hackage/ticket/289#comment:16 Hackage http://haskell.org/cabal/ Hackage: Cabal and related projects