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/usr/local hard-coded in cabal

libraries/Cabal/Cabal/Distribution/Simple/InstallDirs.hs:defaultInstallDirs returns "/usr/local"

(and in same directory, Hugs.hs packageDbPaths includes "/usr/local/lib/hugs/packages", and cabal-install/bootstrap.sh forces PREFIX=/usr/local/.)

"/usr/local" ordinarily does not exist on the platform I'm building for (Haiku), so it isn't a convenient default for cabal. The `prefix' value from ghc build configure would work for this case.

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Version 7.4.1-rc2
Type Bug
TypeOfFailure OtherFailure
Priority normal
Resolution Unresolved
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