Richard O'Keefe wrote:
However, the point here is surely that the de-facto default for all
other downloaded programs - standard makefile setups, automake,
autoconf, perl package, python packages, graphic installers like
firefox - is do to what cabal calls a 'global' install by default.
The assumption here seems to be that everyone owns their own machine
or has a system adminstrator with large amounts of free time on their
hands. Just because a lot of other people are doing something crazy
doesn't mean we have to copy them.
No.
It's not an assumption, it's a default.
No one is assuming anything. Both options are available.
The point I was making, which is scarcely important enough to bother
explaining again, is that having the same *default* as other software is
a virtue.
In point of fact, I'm sure that a larger proportion of haskell users
have their own machine than don't.
Jules
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