From 6882787d79f3fa00a2486b06cd9c8d41dbe1137b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Lautaro Martin Emanuel <emlautarom1@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2020 22:29:59 -0300
Subject: [PATCH] Installing (copy or symlink) executable message prints
 destination.

---
 cabal-install/Distribution/Client/CmdInstall.hs     | 8 +++++---
 cabal-install/Distribution/Client/InstallSymlink.hs | 4 ++++
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/cabal-install/Distribution/Client/CmdInstall.hs b/cabal-install/Distribution/Client/CmdInstall.hs
index 0a330707fa..b741cd0c6a 100644
--- a/cabal-install/Distribution/Client/CmdInstall.hs
+++ b/cabal-install/Distribution/Client/CmdInstall.hs
@@ -835,24 +835,26 @@ installBuiltExe
 installBuiltExe verbosity overwritePolicy
                 sourceDir exeName finalExeName
                 installdir InstallMethodSymlink = do
-  notice verbosity $ "Symlinking '" <> exeName <> "'"
+  notice verbosity $ "Symlinking '" <> exeName <> "' to '" <> destination <> "'"
   symlinkBinary
     overwritePolicy
     installdir
     sourceDir
     finalExeName
     exeName
+  where
+    destination = installdir </> finalExeName
 installBuiltExe verbosity overwritePolicy
                 sourceDir exeName finalExeName
                 installdir InstallMethodCopy = do
-  notice verbosity $ "Copying '" <> exeName <> "'"
+  notice verbosity $ "Copying '" <> exeName <> "' to '" <> destination <> "'"
   exists <- doesPathExist destination
   case (exists, overwritePolicy) of
     (True , NeverOverwrite ) -> pure False
     (True , AlwaysOverwrite) -> remove >> copy
     (False, _              ) -> copy
   where
-    source = sourceDir </> exeName
+    source      = sourceDir </> exeName
     destination = installdir </> finalExeName
     remove = do
       isDir <- doesDirectoryExist destination
diff --git a/cabal-install/Distribution/Client/InstallSymlink.hs b/cabal-install/Distribution/Client/InstallSymlink.hs
index 522f8dfc9d..42c10d8bdf 100644
--- a/cabal-install/Distribution/Client/InstallSymlink.hs
+++ b/cabal-install/Distribution/Client/InstallSymlink.hs
@@ -186,6 +186,10 @@ symlinkBinaries platform comp overwritePolicy
     cinfo            = compilerInfo comp
     (CompilerId compilerFlavor _) = compilerInfoId cinfo
 
+-- | Symlink binary.
+--
+-- The paths are take in pieces, so we can make relative link when possible.
+--
 symlinkBinary ::
   OverwritePolicy        -- ^ Whether to force overwrite an existing file
   -> FilePath            -- ^ The canonical path of the public bin dir eg
-- 
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