[Haskell-cafe] Re: Cabal's default install location

[Thomas Davie]

The results in the poll seem to have stabilised now, so I'll tell you  
what happened...

For user installs: 103
For global installs: 52
Others: 9

Interesting Ideas:
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  • Claus made the suggestion that there be no default, instead that  
cabal asks you which you prefer the first time you run, or directs you  
to the configuration file.
  • Many users made the suggestion that cabal should install globally  
when running as root, and for a user when running as a user, possibly  
also displaying a prominent message about what's going on.

Conclusions:
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Most people do indeed want user installs, but a very much not  
insignificant population want global installs.  Perhaps one of these  
other suggestions is the way forward?

Bob

p.s. I personally very much like Claus' idea.