> On Mar 28, 2019, at 10:31 AM, Herbert Valerio Riedel <hvrie...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> I for one would hate to remove what I consider a useful feature
I don't see anyone is asking for a feature removal here. This thread seems to
be more about how to set a default.
I personally find it surprising for a tool like a compiler to be
directory-sensitive. But I've now learned that with `export GHC_ENVIRONMENT=-`
in my profile, my compiler indeed isn't directory-sensitive. Furthermore, I've
learned how to suppress the env files entirely with
`write-ghc-environment-files: never` in my ~/.cabal/config. So I'm not actually
all too bothered by this anymore. I retain my opinion that
directory-sensitivity is a poor design (it's precisely what threw me off Stack
the first time I tried it) for compiler-like tools, but perhaps that ship has
sailed, as I agree that changing this now may lead to a poor user experience.
Richard
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