[Hackage] #651: Better error message when tarball is corrupt

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#651: Better error message when tarball is corrupt
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  Reporter:  guest               |        Owner:         
      Type:  enhancement         |       Status:  new    
  Priority:  normal              |    Milestone:         
 Component:  cabal-install tool  |      Version:  1.8.0.2
  Severity:  normal              |     Keywords:         
Difficulty:  easy (<4 hours)     |   Ghcversion:         
  Platform:  Linux               |  
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Comment(by gtirloni):

 cabal-install 0.10.2 outputs the following error message for a tarball
 that it can't unpack:

 {{{
 $ cabal install --reinstall HTTP
 Resolving dependencies...
 cabal: Error: some packages failed to install:
 HTTP-4000.1.2 failed while unpacking the package. The exception was:
 user error (truncated tar archive)
 }}}

 Does it satisfy this ticket's request?

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