#2441: Ghc-pkg cannot unregister/expose/hide packages in non-first package
databases
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Reporter: batterseapower | Owner:
Type: bug | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone:
Component: Build System | Version: 6.9
Severity: normal | Resolution:
Keywords: | Testcase:
Architecture: Unknown | Os: Unknown
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Comment (by duncan):
Similarly we notice in #haskell that frequently people are very confused
by `ghc-plg list` saying that a package is installed but then
unregistering fails (because they do not understand the `--user` issue).
This confusion is on the rise because `cabal-install` now does per-user
installs by default which means there are more people with per-user
packages registered and since they never had to use the `--user` flag in
the first place they are unaware of the whole concept of global vs user
package dbs..
Either different default behaviour or a better error message would be an
improvement. For example at least the error message should note that the
package is in the `--user` db and that if they should use that flag.
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